People who get married a second time later in life tend to worry more about retirement. Prenuptial agreements might be a good idea in New Jersey. Related areas of family law include divorce, custody and domestic violence restraining orders. Why decide on Prenuptial...

Splitting up property in a New Jersey divorce requires you to account for everything you and your ex own and sorting those assets into marital and nonmarital property. With few exceptions, most things you acquired during your marriage are marital property. Under state...

Historically, prenuptial agreements have been seen as something that rich people create before their wedding days. However, there are many good reasons why anyone could benefit from such an arrangement. Generally speaking, New Jersey law recognizes the validity of...

New Jersey real estate investors may be concerned about the effects of a divorce on their portfolios and future business. For anyone, the end of a marriage can be a challenging time, with significant practical and financial consequences alongside the emotional and...

As a grey divorcee, you are in a much different place in life than a younger couple in their 20s or 30s. Even couples in their 40s will likely have a different set of potential hurdles to deal with. And what are your unique hurdles? Unfortunately, most of them revolve...

As divorce rates continue to slowly climb across the country, all age groups see an uptick in divorces. This includes "grey divorcees": a term coined to refer to divorcing couples aged 50 and up. Despite the popularity and increasing number of grey divorcees, there...

While some states divide marital property equally between partners, New Jersey courts instead follow the principle of equitable distribution. As Legal Services of New Jersey explains, a judge may divide marital property equally, but a judge’s charge is to determine...

Not only are your airline rewards proof of the miles you have logged, but they also likely have significant value to you. If you accumulated your miles during your marriage, though, they are probably part of the marital estate. In New Jersey, divorcing couples...

Before divorcing couples in New Jersey can be sure that they are dividing marital property fairly and equitably, they must first know that the list of assets is complete. Hiding assets before and during a divorce proceeding is not a new phenomenon, but modern...

If you are heading for a divorce, your concerns may largely fall to how your property will get divided. However, you should also consider your shared debts and how the court may see fit to split them between you and your soon-to-be-ex.  Just like your shared assets,...