by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 13, 2017 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Lawsuits |
In September 2016, an NJ trial court opined (in an unpublished opinion) on proper parental conduct at the sporting events of their children. In the case of D.W. v. M.W. (FV-15-1025-16, Ocean County — a domestic violence case), the estranged wife asked for an... by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 7, 2017 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Courts are civil institutions and as such, they primarily deal with civil matters. A recent case in Orange County, New York demonstrates this concept. In a Jewish divorce, the husband is required to issue a document to the wife called a “get.” Without a... by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 7, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Yesterday, the NJ Appellate Division published the case of Donna Slawinski v. Mary E. Nicholas. Slawinski is the parental grandmother of “Lilly” (a pseudonym) and Nicholas is Lilly’s mother who apparently has sole custody. When Lilly’s... by Marvin Schuldiner | Nov 16, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
In law, there is a concept called parens patriae, whereby the government (via the court) takes parental responsibility for children if the court feels the best interest of the child is not being looked after. A recent case in Ocean County (NJ) demonstrates this... by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 21, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Lifehacker recently had a great article — a post-mortem of one of their staff writer’s failed marriage and subsequent divorce. Thorin Klosowski looked over his marriage and tried to see what went wrong. There was no infidelity, no abuse and they got along... by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 14, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
An op-ed recently appeared in the Los Angeles Times entitled Gray divorce: Why your grandparents are finally calling it quits. While divorce rates, in general, are trending downward, the rate among those over 65 years of age is skyrocketing. Fifty years ago, only...