Introduction: Wondering What You’ll Walk Away With After Divorce? When going through a divorce, one of the biggest questions is: What am I going to keep? You have worked hard to build a life—your home, your savings, your retirement accounts—and the thought of splitting it all up can be both confusing and overwhelming. The truth…
Introduction: The Hidden Complexity of Cryptocurrency in Divorce If you’re going through a divorce in New Jersey and either you or your spouse holds cryptocurrency, you may be wondering: “How do we divide Bitcoin, Ethereum, or NFTs fairly?” With digital assets becoming increasingly common, more couples face this complicated question. The truth is, equitable distribution…
Introduction Divorce is always complicated, but for high-net-worth individuals, the process becomes even more challenging when executive compensation is involved. Unlike traditional income, stock options, performance bonuses, and deferred compensation can be difficult to divide, raising questions about valuation, taxation, and future payouts. If you or your spouse are executives, business owners, or high-level professionals…
As individuals over 50 increasingly pursue divorce, often referred to as “gray divorce,” unique challenges emerge regarding the division of assets. Among the most complex and significant considerations in gray divorces are retirement accounts and pensions. Over the decades, your assets have accrued a large amount of wealth and often commingled with that of your…
No matter which season of life you are in, divorce is challenging. But for individuals over 50 getting divorce—commonly referred to as “gray divorce”—there are further considerations that must be made. While gray divorce rates have been rising in recent years, individuals in this age group often face complex issues such as dividing significant assets,…
Gray divorce, or divorce that occurs later in life, often involves more complex financial matters than divorces between younger couples. One key issue that frequently arises in a gray divorce is how to handle inherited wealth. For many couples, decades of financial growth and accumulated assets can include significant inheritances. If you plan on getting…
Student loan debt is one of those things that can haunt an individual and their families for years. Debt can make certain matters, like divorce, even more complicated, as those debts may be divided between two people. With the rising cost of higher education, many individuals enter marriage with significant student loan debt, or they…
Your business means a lot to you, and if you started it with family, there is a good chance you want to keep it in the family for good. So what happens when you are getting divorced from your spouse and possible business partner? Who gets the business? Whether your business was established before or…
If you live in New Jersey and are considering divorce, you might not understand how your assets and debts will be divided. Many couples who have never divorced believe that their assets will be equally divided between them if their marriage ends. However, New Jersey follows equitable distribution in divorce cases, which does not always…
As lawyers and litigants are often reminded in Family Part matters, New Jersey is an equitable – not equal – distribution state. Not every marital asset, as a result, will be divided 50/50. Instead, trial judges are given broad discretion when called upon to analyze numerous factors under New Jersey’s equitable distribution law in determining…