Client to Lawyer: “Can I get divorced yesterday?”

Almost every new divorce client wants to know: “How long will this process take? If not by yesterday, then can we be divorced by next month?” From experience, my answer is always the lawyerly one: “It depends.” In New Jersey, parties may resolve the underlying issues child-related and financial issues in various ways, but only a Family Court Judge has…

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Post-judgment Modifications? A no-brainer: Your Lawyer ALWAYS Goes With You to Court.

Let’s face it. The process of divorcing is inherently difficult. Working through all of the child custody and financial issues that need to be resolved is stressful enough, and not something people want to rehash post-divorce. The reality is that in some situations, parties will revisit child custody and child support periodically for post-judgment modification,…

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New Jersey Supreme Court to hear case on timeframe to file employment lawsuit

Various federal and state laws protect workers from employment law violations, including the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the NJ Law Against Discrimination, and others. Such laws allow an employee to file a lawsuit if the employee experiences harassment, discrimination, wage theft, wrongful termination, or other employment…

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In New Jersey, as in many other states, the settlement rate in Family Court is over 98%. There are many ways to resolve contested family law issues quickly and effectively without resorting to traditional litigation. If you are in a family law dispute (divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, division of assets or debts, adoption,…

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