What is an Early Settlement Panel?
Divorces take on many different shapes and sizes, and range in legal issues and personality types. Each divorce is unique, but even the most unique divorces still have room for resolution, and do not require a trial. If you have ever experienced a family law dispute through the county family courts, then you have probably heard a judge or two state that it is in the spouses’ [....]
What is the Parent Education Program?
Divorce will change your life. But above all, divorce will make you stressed and the stress may very well affect your mental health as well as how you parent in your daily life.
If you reside in the state of New Jersey and you are the parent of a minor child or minor children, dealing with custody and child support, you will be required to participate in the Parent Educat [....]
Domestic Violence: Vacating a Final Restraining Order
New Jersey Courts can enter a final restraining order in favor of a victim of domestic violence when the parties are in a dating relationship, had once dated, are married, or are members of the same household. Although many crimes fall under domestic violence, the most common are the following: (1) assault; (2) terroristic threats; (3) harassment; and (4) stalking.
Hiring an Expert for Your Divorce
If you are contemplating or going through a divorce, there are several purposes for which you might want to hire an expert. N.J.R.E. 702 provides that if scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill [....]