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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Sherri Shepherd divorce could test New Jersey surrogacy laws
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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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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