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 […]
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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 […]
Everyone knows you can get married instantaneously in Las Vegas, but what is the wait time to get married here in New Jersey, and what should you do if you realize that you probably took the leap too soon? The wait time for a New Jersey marriage license is 72 hours. As such, it takes […]
If you are interviewing divorce lawyers, your impressions of the attorney’s personality are just as important as the answers to these questions. In some ways, selecting a divorce attorney is similar to selecting a general practitioner doctor for yourself or your child: the person’s qualifications are very important, but it’s equally important that you feel able to […]
Effects on Custody and Parenting Time Before you move out of the marital home, there are several factors that one should consider. First, and likely the most important consideration, is whether you have children. If so, this can be a complicated endeavor if you want to move out with the children. If your spouse will […]
When you’re feeling especially angry, perhaps spiteful, it can be a fulfilling pastime to mull over all the different ways you could use divorce to throw a monkey wrench into your former spouse’s future. Student loan debt is an awfully heavy burden for most people who carry it … wouldn’t it be lovely to transfer […]
