Posts by Hanan Isaacs

A post-nuptial agreement may seem like a less glamorous version of a pre-nuptial, but it carries equal importance. If a couple is married and did not execute a pre-marriage agreement regarding alimony and ownership of assets upon divorce, they still may create an agreement at any point during the marriage. Post-marriage changes in financial circumstances are often the driving force. Post-nuptial agreements have not been perceived as bearing the same weight as a pre-nup, but as they gain in popularity, the trend may change.

In most New Jersey divorces, children spend time with both parents. In some cases, the actions, history, physical, or mental health issues of one parent may create an unsafe environment for a child, and the courts may decide that unconditional visitation is not in that child’s best interests. In such cases the court may order supervised visitation or alternative parenting time in lieu of traditional parenting time.

When a marriage turns sour, some disenchanted spouses act out in ways that hurt the person they are divorcing. Spending down of joint marital assets is one way alienated partners can hit each other below the belt. When one spouse spends marital assets in a manner that is self-serving and significantly outside of the norm, that is called “dissipation of assets.”