by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 8, 2018 | General |
Here are the ten most-read posts on the blog in 2017: Derek Jeter and Hannah Davis Engaged…Is there a Prenup? Does Cohabitation End or Suspend Alimony? Does Living Together Count in Length of Marriage? along with the answer in Does Living Together Count in Length of... by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 18, 2017 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
[Updated on 2/14/18] Congress recently passed a tax reform bill that the president signed into law. This isn’t a tax blog but a family law and divorce blog primarily for New Jersey. So let’s discuss how the tax reform might impact divorcing...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 4, 2017 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
[Updated on 12/4/2017 for the NJ Supreme Court’s Decision] Relocation of a child with a custodial parent is one of the most challenging elements of a divorce (or post-judgment action in a divorce). If the noncustodial parent objects to the relocation (or... by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 25, 2017 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
My divorce mediation clients come from all different professions, from teachers to high-level corporate VPs. Are there professions that have higher and lower divorce rates? A study of U.S. Census data by statistician Nathan Yau seems to indicate that there is. Here... by Marvin Schuldiner | Aug 7, 2017 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Elder Mediation and Elder Law and Issues, Lawsuits |
Before civil unions, same sex couples could enter into a formal arrangement through New Jersey’s Domestic Partnership (DPA) Act/law. The DPA gave certain rights and obligations to the couple entering the domestic partnership. In 2007, NJ enacted a Civil Union... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jul 25, 2017 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
The Unwanted Divorce In many of the divorces I mediate, it is clear to me that one party wants the divorce far more than the other. Or certainly, one is further down the road of acceptance than the other. In NJ, public policy is that we do not force people to remain... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jul 17, 2017 | Conflict Quote |
“Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.” — Norman Cousins (1915 – 1990), American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate. One of the goals of mediation is to anticipate consequences of the decisions the... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jul 10, 2017 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
NJ Superior Court Judge Marcia L. Silva, sitting in Middlesex County, recently ruled on a case of first impression regarding when a transgender minor child may change their name. The case is Sacklow v. Betts (FM-12-1502-07C) and the case was published by the court on... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jul 2, 2017 | Conflict Quote |
Whenever anything negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson within it, although you may not see it at the time. — Eckhart Tolle (b. 1948), German author and spiritualist by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 19, 2017 | Conflict Quote |
“It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.” — Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996), American Jazz Singer Mediation is a forward-looking process — we worry less about what happened and more about how to...
