As a certified criminal trial attorney with close to 18 years of experience defending the criminally-accused, I am often called upon to prosecute or uphold restraining orders. The outcome of a restraining order hearing can have a monumental impact on the lives of both the alleged victim and the accused. For the alleged victim of…
We are pleased to announce that attorneys Steven Resnick and Elizabeth Burke of Ziegler & Resnick LLC will be speaking at Parental Alienation: Where Law Meets Science in 2019. The event will be held at the Wilshire Grand in West Orange on September 28, 2019. Family law professionals often have to deal with divorcing/divorced parents…
When negotiating and addressing alimony buyouts in matrimonial settlement agreements, family law practitioners should consider several potential issues that may arise. This summary article is intended to provide guidance in determining whether a buyout is beneficial for your client depending on the facts and circumstances of the matter in which you are involved. In certain…
When entering into a settlement agreement, each party is often wary of whether the other party will comply with the agreement’s terms. As a result, oftentimes negotiated into an agreement is a provision providing that a party’s successful enforcement of the agreement against the other party “may” or “shall” result in an award of counsel…
Live-in caretakers can be considered household members under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act Some might argue that there is no relationship more vulnerable than the relationship a parent has with the person who cares for his/her children regularly. I would agree, for a lot of reasons. But when we are hiring people to care…
Attorney Robert Epstein will be a speaker at the Summer CLEfest – Family Law Track program, which is hosted by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE). He will be on an afternoon-session panel titled “The Financial Aspects of Divorce in 2019 and Beyond: Strategies for a Whole New Ballgame.” Panel members include…
Attorney Jonathan Blonstein will be speaking at the 2019 Family Law Summer Institute hosted by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) in cooperation with the New Jersey Bar Association, Family Law Section. He will speak during a 2 pm session at the conference on the topic of “Deviations from Child Support Guidelines.”…
We at Ziegler & Resnick LLC are thrilled to announce our very own Attorney Steven Resnick has been honored with the Montclair State 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award. This impressive accomplishment is part of Montclair State University’s Convocation ceremonies, which honor notable alumni every year. Attorney Resnick graduated from Montclair State in 1993 from the College…
Ashley Manzi has been elected as President of the Justice Virginia Long Family Law Inn of Court. As President, Ms. Manzi will lead the Inn for the next two years. The Inn is an association of legal professionals dedicated to improving the skills, professionalism, and ethics of the family law bench and bar through collegiality,…
In many areas of family law, the ultimate result in a case resides within the discretion of a trial judge based on that judge’s review of the specific facts and circumstances at issue. To some degree, different judges will almost always have a different view of the same set of facts and how those facts…
There is no doubt that Spring is in the air, the days are getting longer, and people are running away from Winter as fast as they can. While shivering at times, I was even on a baseball field this past weekend watching my oldest son’s first tournament of the new season. As a matrimonial attorney,…
Ziegler & Resnick LLC is proud to announce that six lawyers of the firm have been recognized by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers. Partners Vikki Ziegler, Steven Resnick, and Robert Epstein have been named Super Lawyers. Attorneys Ashley Manzi, Alexandra Kachala, and Adam Wiseberg were all named as Rising Stars. Every year, Super Lawyers rates lawyers…
Do I still Have to Pay Child Support If My Child Goes to College? After years of paying child support directly to your former spouse, it would not be beyond the realm of reason to believe that you will stop paying the other parent and simply pay for the child’s personal expenses while they are…
Many practitioners agree that there has been no fundamental change in family law with a greater impact on our daily practice than the elimination of the federal tax deduction on a payer’s alimony obligation imposed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (hereinafter, the “Act”).[1] One need only consider the vast number…
For clients who are just starting the divorce process, I often warn that it may get worse before it gets better. This is particularly true for those that are going to be living under the same roof with their soon-to-be ex-spouse during the course of the divorce. In the best-case scenario, divorces should be amicable…
By now, many of you may know that Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, a novelist, are divorcing after twenty-five years of marriage. With four young children and wealth estimated at approximately $140 billion, this divorce is already one of the highest profile divorces in recent memory.…
