Court orders and judgments define how spouses' property and post-marital support are handled. New Jersey domestic relations orders formalize alimony and child support payments and[ ... ]
Back in the days when dual-income households were few and far between, continued financial support was vital support for non-working spouses at the end of a marriage. One spouse, almost always the wife, often did not have the education or skills to become self-sufficient following a Hackensack divorce. Courts awarded alimony to balance the former spouses'[ ... ]
Taking time to negotiate and draft the terms in a divorce settlement is time well spent, because those terms are very important once the divorce has been finalized. These terms will determine the property that each spouse gets, the alimony payment that will help them through the new transition, the schedule for when they will have the kids and every detail underneath each of these headings. The divorce settlement is important, but what if those terms aren’t followed?[ ... ]
At any given day, there are several topics that are on the table for debate. In the area of family law, and especially in New Jersey, the topic of alimony reform has rem[ ... ]