Most of what trial lawyers do is learned from a collection of other sources after law school ends and we are already in practice. Continuing education centered around trial advocacy is extremely helpful. Having the luxury of working for and with experienced advocates is invaluable. Often, simply walking into any courtroom on any given day…
Every year, attorneys from across New Jersey gather for the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Hot Tips in Family Law event. Throughout the program, leading matrimonial lawyers give fast-paced advice on pertinent legal issues. This year, Bobby is speaking about legal ethics and attorney misconduct. MISCONDUCT UNDER RULE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT 8.4 In the highly…
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,…
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…
It is no secret that many people wait until after the holiday season concludes before finally deciding to move on with their lives and commence the divorce process. It is for that reason why January is one of our busiest times of the year, as a result. Whether because of the family and the children,…