If an issue arises in a person’s household and an act of domestic violence has occurred, the police should immediately be called. An act of domestic violence does not just mean physical violence, however. In fact, “an act of domestic violence” is a legal term that has been defined by the Prevention of Domestic Violence…
In an illustrative, though unpublished case, Judge L.R. Jones, (ret) addressed head on the unspoken truth about maintaining the marital “status quo” pendente lite. Malek v. Malek featured a typical middle-class divorce quandary: Plaintiff Husband was the breadwinner as a public school teacher earning $90,000 a year while Defendant Wife was a part-time hair dresser…
This unpublished decision reinforces a lesson all matrimonial attorneys know but still sometimes fail to abide by: Draft your marital settlement agreements carefully. The parties divorced after a 20-year marriage. Their MSA provided that the husband pay the wife weekly alimony and that the alimony payments would increase when the wife was forced to leave…
Mr. Bridge (“Husband”) and Ms. Maier (“Wife”) were married and had two children, who were born in 1988 and 1990. A final judgment of divorce dissolved the marriage on March 28, 1995. At some later point in time, the parties agreed to contribute to the older child’s college expenses, with Husband paying 37% and 63%…
In the recent unpublished decision, Ganjoin v. Hall, the Appellate Division reversed the trial court’s determination that the parties should split the cost of a forensic accountant 50/50. This post-judgment case arose out of a motion by the plaintiff mother to compel the defendant father to contribute to their child’s college education costs. The parties…
Following a four (4) year marriage, Ms. Loro filed a Complaint for Divorce from her Husband, Mr. Colliano. One child was born from the marriage, Daria, on March 6, 1984. After a contentious litigation, the parties were finally divorced on June 13, 1991. Significantly, based upon Husband’s earnings of approximately $600,000 per year, Husband’s child…
Effective on September 1, 2017, there are numerous changes to the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey that specifically affect Matrimonial Law cases. Particularly, the Rules in Part 5 are directly concerning Matrimonial Law. The first rule change is regarding an application for Attorney Fees in Civil Family Actions (R. 5:3-5).…
If a Temporary Restraining Order has been issued against a Defendant, New Jersey does provide an avenue to allow an appeal of the Temporary Restraining Order prior to the Final Hearing. N.J.S.A. 2C:25-28(i) provides, in relevant part, that “an order for emergency, ex parte relief shall be granted upon good cause shown and shall remain…
Our firm, Ziegler & Resnick LLC, is thrilled to announce our very own Attorney Alexandra Kachala is going to be speaking at a Second Saturday™ Seminar, taking place on October 19th from 11:00-1:30 PM. This informative and important seminar will be held at the Park Ave Club in 184 Park Ave, Florham Park, New Jersey.…
In an unpublished decision from April 6, 2017, the Appellate Division reminded trial courts that if they are going to throw a litigant in jail for contempt, they need to follow the court rules. In Wilson v. Wilson, the self-represented defendant father was charged with contempt for speaking out during a pendente lite hearing. At…