Deciding whether to move forward with a divorce is a huge step. It can be overwhelming, stressful, and mentally exhausting. There are so many things to consider — finances, assets, liabilities, and most importantly, what will happen to your childre…
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Congratulations on your engagement! You have so much to look forward to and must be so excited (and a little bit stressed) with wedding planning and 237 other details that need to be considered as you and your fiancé plan the next chapter of your li…
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A large portion of our practice at Family Focused Legal Solutions is helping people navigate their post-judgment modification legal issues. These are legal issues that arise after the parties’ divorce. If the parties were never married, a post-judg…
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Approximately 98% of family law cases settle without going to trial. Some of them settle immediately often using a mediation attorney because the parties negotiate a Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA) and resolve their entire case before either of th…
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The child custody lawyers who founded this firm decided to devote their entire legal careers to helping families with their child custody cases for one reason: If we are going to work as hard as we do, we want to help people with the most important t…
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As family law attorneys often filing restraining orders for our client’s, we work closely with victims of domestic violence to protect them from their abusers. We are one of the first individuals to advise victims of their rights and prepare th…
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Occasionally, clients seek our assistance to “file for legal separation.” However, in the state of New Jersey, couples do not have this option. Rather, you can only be considered “legally separated” if a Complaint for Divorce…
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One of the happiest days as a family law attorney is stepparent adoption day. As a family law attorney, there are few things more satisfying than assisting a family with an adoption. You do not need to be a biological parent to be a child’s parent.…
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In some high-conflict family law cases, a Guardian ad Litem needs to be appointed to objectively represent the best interests of the child(ren) to the court. Such an appointment is authorized by New Jersey Court Rule 5:8(b). Although a Guardian ad Li…
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Few issues in family law are more frustrating for family law attorneys, mediators, judges, and even litigants to address than when two unmarried parents have conflicting positions about numerous shared expenses paid (or not paid) for their children.…
Regardless of whether your kids are teenagers or toddlers, the most difficult part of the divorce process is telling them that Mommy and Daddy are getting a divorce. To minimize the adverse emotional impact this conversation will have on your child(r…