Going through the process of a divorce can be daunting for anyone; regardless of the outstanding issues a couple may have that need to be addressed and resolved during the course of action. Once these issues are agreed upon by the parties and memorialized in an Agreement, or ruled upon by judge resulting in the […]
The short and simple answer to this question is that in most cases a non-custodial parent will not be required to pay additional child support for the children’s extra-curricular activities since the basic child support award under the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines takes such expenses into consideration when child support is calculated. In fact, the basic child […]
The brothers, 34-year-old Avrohom Goldstein and his 31-year-old brother Moshe, were not leading anyone to the Promised Land with their capers. Rather, they were heading down the road to extortion, to which both pleaded guilty. It’s not often that you hear of a man being forced into divorcing his wife through threats of violence. And […]
Clients often ask whether they are able to legally record their telephone conversations with their estranged spouses. Obtaining recordings of statements from an estranged spouse can often be helpful in a divorce proceeding. In addition to written statements like text messages, emails or postings on social media, recorded telephone conversations and voicemails can be extremely […]
Does the type of job you have make it more likely that you will end up divorced? Well, according to a study at Radford University, that might be the case. The study found that some professions do in fact have a higher rate of divorce than others. And although some critics of the study have complained that […]
A New Jersey appeals court has held that child support payments past due at the time of a recipient’s death belong to the estate of the decedent, not to an emancipated child of the deceased. According to court documents, Donald and Linda Roder were married in 1987, and Donald adopted Linda’s five-year-old child, Mathew Merkel. Donald […]
Many people want to know how much it may cost to get divorced, and when making that determination, there are three areas of costs that should be considered: the financial costs, the time costs, and the emotional costs. Each of these costs should be weighed and considered when deciding whether and how you want your divorce to […]
This upcoming February, we here at Lyons & Associates, P.C., are riding in Cycle for Survival, the national, indoor team cycling event that has raised more than $31.5 million in support of life-changing research on rare cancers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; one of the world’s premiere cancer research institutions. We will be riding with […]
Preserving the Financial Status Quo During a Divorce Proceeding In most marriages, and in most divorce proceedings, one spouse has more access to and information about the marital assets and liabilities than the other one. This inequity can often lead to abuse or exploitation, as the party with greater knowledge may be able to hide, transfer […]
New Jersey is the 14th state to recognize same-sex marriages. The New Jersey Supreme Court denied the state’s request to temporarily prevent such marriages. Although Governor Chris Christie’s administration appealed the decision, he later withdrew the legal challenge to a court ruling abolishing the state’s ban on same-sex marriages. New Jersey has recognized civil unions between […]
