An issue that arises for some couples is the ability to carry a pregnancy to term through the traditional methods. The New Jersey Legislature has made surrogacy significantly easier and addresses a key issue that has been outstanding since the Baby M case in 1988. On May 31, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed…
After a twenty-two-year marriage, Ellen and James decided to divorce. When the parties married, James had recently graduated from college and immediately went to work in his family’s wholesale florist business, Union County Florist Supplies, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Florist”), wherein he eventually acquired a 47 ½ interest in the firm and becoming an…
Recently, several videos surfaced of Khloe Kardashian’s boyfriend, Cleveland Cavaliers player Tristan Thompson, allegedly cozying up to other women. In one, he is seen kissing and bringing an Instagram model to his hotel room while away for a weekend in New York for a game. In another video, Thompson was seen allegedly kissing a different…
Ziegler & Resnick LLC’s very own Vikki Ziegler talks to People Magazine about the recent news regarding Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s split. The parties have been married almost nine years, and they have managed to amass a substantial marital estate during that time. As Vikki explains, it is unknown as to whether the parties…
Welcome to Ziegler & Resnick LLC, where we have some really exciting news! First of all, we have changed our law firm name to Ziegler & Resnick LLC. Our partners Vikki Ziegler and Steven Resnick. offer extraordinary family law and divorce representation, and our clients know they know they can depend on these three, as…
Ziegler & Resnick LLC is proud to announce that six lawyers of the firm have been recognized by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers. Partners Vikki Ziegler and Steven Resnick have been named Super Lawyers. Attorneys Ashley Manzi, Alexandra Kachala, Alexandra Coglianese, and Adam Wiseberg were all named as Rising Stars. Every year, Super Lawyers rates lawyers…
Our client, Hank – the names within this blog have been changed to maintain client privacy – was accused of abusing his seven-year-old daughter, Caroline. As he explained to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCF), Caroline was throwing a wild tantrum when he grabbed her arms to try to stop her from throwing…
According to the Appellate Division, there is no difference between “living with someone” and “cohabitation”, despite one individual’s attempt to distinguish the two. The facts are as follows: after a 20-year marriage, the parties divorced on July 11, 2013. Their Marital Settlement Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”) required Defendant (hereinafter referred to as “Rob”)…
In 2016, the New Jersey Supreme Court addressed the important issue of grandparent/sibling visitation in Major v. Maguire, 224 N.J. 1 (2016). In this matter, one parent of the child passed away and the remaining, living parent cut off the grandparents from the child. The Court initially addressed this issue in Moriarty v. Bradt, which…
You want to dissolve your Final Restraining Order (hereinafter “FRO”). It’s been YEARS since it’s been entered. In fact, you even communicate with the other part and you are confident that he/she no longer “fears” you as they might have once had. You are ready to file a motion to dissolve the FRO, when you…