Hackensack individuals and couples with infertility issues once had fewer choices to become parents than they do today. Assisted reproductive technology created new paths to parenthood using eggs and sperm from prospective parents, donors or a combination of two. As ART advanced, New Jersey courts were forced to deal with new family law issues. Surrogacy
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Divorce
Should you hide money during a divorce?
Money is always a central topic when it comes to divorce in New Jersey and elsewhere, and it is very important for those who are going through a divorce to know all about their rights and options when it comes to what they can do with their money. They also need to know what things
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New trend in divorce keeps couples out of court
Typical divorces involve the divorcing couple, at least two attorneys, a judge and possibly other people involved in the court system. The divorce results are determined by a judge and the timing of the divorce is subject to the court’s schedule. A new trend in divorce is taking the court out of the picture and
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QDRO as a support enforcement tool?
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
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New Jersey couples divorce at a lower rate than any other state
In 1920, the divorce rate was 92.3 divorces per 1,000 females residing in the United States. Now, nearly a century later, the divorce rate measures in at the lowest it has been since that time. The rate has, of course, fluctuated in the 90-plus years, but researchers with Bowling Green’s National Center for Family and Marriage
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