by Marvin Schuldiner | May 23, 2023 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Gotta get a get? What exactly is a get? In a divorce involving a Jewish couple, a get is the document that grants the Jewish part of the divorce. Marriages can be both civil and religious even though we tend to conflate them by having a religious official perform... by Marvin Schuldiner | May 15, 2023 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates recently to counter the higher inflation the economy has seen over the past few years. How does this impact divorcing couples? The impact that most comes to mind is refinancing the marital home. One of the options... by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 15, 2022 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
*in some cases and now statewide The New Jersey Courts issued Directive 18-20 and updated in July 2021 and further updated in December 2022. While some counties or judges had been granting divorces without a personal appearance by the parties or their lawyers —...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 16, 2022 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Lawsuits |
I’ve written extensively about how the law looks as pets — basically as property. The NJ Supreme Court had another opportunity to revisit this concept. The outcome: pets are still property. The case is Samolyk v. Berthe III. Defendant’s dog fell into... by Marvin Schuldiner | May 23, 2022 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Lawsuits |
It’s no secret that the COVID pandemic has delayed all kinds of trials in NJ state courts. The courts were generally closed for the last two years and several counties either remain closed or are still holding trials via Zoom. In addition to COVID, the courts... by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 27, 2022 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
You would like to think that the judge assigned to your divorce in NJ Family Part Court is an expert in divorce and family law. That is not always assured. The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct recently charged a judge temporarily assigned to the family part with...
