Latest Blog Posts By Category

• Alimony
  • Appellate Division Addresses Impact of a Spouse's Disability on a Support Determination
    On May 5, 2020, the Appellate Division in Gormley v. Gormley concluded that when the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) has determined that if a ...
• Appeals
  • Appeals When, Why, and How to Decide if a Matrimonial Appeal Is Right for You
    The journey through the family courts is a long and arduous one which will almost always leave emotional and financial scars. If you are unable to ...
• Appellate division decision
  • Appellate Division strikes down another "Not Established" finding in DCF v. N.C. & D.C.
    Readers of this blog may remember our successful published decision earlier this year in DCF v. R.R. in which the Appellate Decision reversed DCPP’s ...
• Business Valuation
  • The Importance of Establishing the Date of Valuation for Businesses During the Ongoing Pandemic
    One of the most complicated aspects of divorce litigation is the valuation and distribution of a business in the context of equitable distribution . ...
• Child Abuse/Neglect
  • N.J. Supreme Court to DCPP: You Can Keep "Not Established" Finding (but you have to work a little harder for it).
    Those of us that practice in the child abuse sector of Family Law waited with baited breath to see what the NJ Supreme Court would do with S.C. v N.J. ...
• Child Custody
  • What Custody Rights do Grandparents have to a Grandchild in New Jersey?
    The law is well established in New Jersey favoring parents’ fundamental custody and parenting rights of their child. However, that right is not ...
• Child Support
  • Overtime Pay and Child Support Calculations
    How does overtime pay factor into child support ? The Appellate Division just answered this decision in Ferrer v. Colon; a child support matter where ...
• Consultations
  • The Two Questions Everyone Asks During a Divorce Consultation
    It is inevitable that during an initial consultation, I will be asked everyone’s two favorite questions: how long will this take and how much will it ...
• COVID-19
  • Divorce Trends for 2021
    Getting divorced is hard enough without any external factors. Add 10 months of a global pandemic, quarantining, home-schooling, and job changes, and ...
• DCPP
  • You've Received a Finding of "Not Established." Now What?
    When the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP) receives an allegation of abuse or neglect, they are mandated by law to investigate it. ...
• Divorce
  • Using The Prevention Of Domestic Violence Act As A Sword In A Divorce Matter
    It is well established in New Jersey Family Law that the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (“the Act”) is to be broadly applied to ensure protection ...
• Domestic Violence
  • Using The Prevention Of Domestic Violence Act As A Sword In A Divorce Matter
    It is well established in New Jersey Family Law that the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (“the Act”) is to be broadly applied to ensure protection ...
• Equitable Distribution
  • Considering a Spouse’s Exempt Assets When Equitably Distributing Marital Assets
    As lawyers and litigants are often reminded in Family Part matters, New Jersey is an equitable – not equal – distribution state. Not every marital ...
• Family Law
  • Lets Talk: What Does Quality Time Mean to You
    As we begin to emerge from the worst of the pandemic and look to return to some normalcy, we as family law attorneys need to recognize how the ...
• Firm News
  • Ziegler, Resnick & Epstein Attorneys Nominated to Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists
    Every year, the Super Lawyers organization selects a small number of outstanding attorneys across various categories to add to the Super Lawyers ...
• Harassment
  • The Appellate Division Analyzes a "Dating Relationship" in 2020 Under The Prevention of Domestic Violence Act
    In a case of first impression, the Appellate Division recently addressed how to define a “dating relationship” under the Prevention of Domestic ...
• In the News
  • Don't stick your head in the sand
    It is sometimes said that ignorance is bliss . On occasion, it can be easier to stick our heads in the sand and ignore our surroundings rather than to ...
• Marijuana
  • The Legalization of Marijuana in New Jersey and What it Means for You
    While we anxiously await the outcome of a tight Presidential race, you may have missed that voters in New Jersey overwhelmingly voted in favor of an ...
• Mediation
  • One thing to watch out for when incorporating a memo from mediation
    Many parties today want to attend mediation in an attempt to be cost effective in their divorce. This makes sense, and meditation is often a ...
• Parental Rights
  • FACT OR FACTION: Parental Rights and Obligations of Sperm Donors in New Jersey
    Fact or Fiction: Whoever’s name is on the birth certificate, is the legal parent of that child, regardless if that person is genetically related to ...
• Post Nuptial
  • Is a POST Nuptial Agreement right for you?
    So what is a post-nuptial agreement? Unlike its pre-marital predecessor, the pre-nuptial agreement, a post-nuptial agreement is drafted after a ...
• Prenuptial Agreements
  • Prenuptial Agreements in New Jersey: Should you be asking “why”, or “why not”?
    Pre-nups in New jersey are governed by statute (N.J.S.A. 37:2-31) known as the “Uniform Pre-Civil Union Agreement Act”, also known as “UPAA”, for ...
• QDRO
  • Using a QDRO to Enforce Support Arrearages
    Are you having trouble collecting monies against your former spouse? Are they evading every single Court Order and refusing to pay the money that you ...
• Restraining Order
  • The Appellate Division Analyzes a "Dating Relationship" in 2020 Under The Prevention of Domestic Violence Act
    In a case of first impression, the Appellate Division recently addressed how to define a “dating relationship” under the Prevention of Domestic ...
• Settlement Agreements
  • Settlement Agreements and School Costs
    Drafting settlement agreements require careful language considerations to ensure that the intent of the parties can be determined based upon a plain ...
• Sleep Divorce
  • What is a Sleep Divorce and is it for you?
    As many of you may know, our very own Vikki Ziegler recently appeared on the Dr. Oz Show discussing the concept of a “sleep divorce”. What is sleep ...
• Sperm Donors
  • FACT OR FACTION: Parental Rights and Obligations of Sperm Donors in New Jersey
    Fact or Fiction: Whoever’s name is on the birth certificate, is the legal parent of that child, regardless if that person is genetically related to ...
• Tax Law
  • A Primer on Federal Tax Reform and the Elimination of the Alimony Tax Deduction
    Many practitioners agree that there has been no fundamental change in family law with a greater impact on our daily practice than the elimination of ...
• Trial
  • Presenting Testimony Remotely at Trial
    On January 23, 2020, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a published decision in a matter with which I am involved as to when a person may appear ...