For millions of Americans, divorce is a reality of life. No matter what your intentions may have been when you entered into marriage, something changed — and you know that the marriage cannot be saved. The process of divorce can be incredibly stressful. Not only are you dealing with the break up with your family,
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Divorce
Coping with New Jersey Spouses Reluctant to Divorce
One of the most difficult moments in anyone’s life can be acknowledging a marriage is over. Some Hackensack spouses reach that conclusion alone. Asking for a divorce is hard enough without resistance from a spouse, but mismatched desires about preserving a marriage aren’t uncommon. It is reasonable to assume news of divorce is shocking, even
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New Jersey Divorce Reform Ends Life-Long Alimony
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’
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His, mine and ours: Property ownership in a New Jersey Marriage
Family law attorneys often discuss the property rights of individuals before marriage and when couples break up. For a change, let’s look at the property of Hackensack spouses during marriage. This is a good time for many individuals to think about assets, because emotions aren’t scrambled by pre-wedding jitters or dark feelings that can accompany
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How do New Jersey spouses work through spousal infidelity?
Hurt, humiliation, anger and rejection: the emotional responses New Jersey spouses may have, after finding out the person they married was unfaithful. For some Hackensack couples, this is a marital eye-opener that doesn’t necessarily culminate in divorce. For other couples, cheating means the end of the road. In many cases, a spouse’s infidelity is uncovered
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