I have been a family lawyer for 20 years. Throughout my career, I have met some of the very best people, at their worst or most stressed times. ...
Category: Legal & Financial
Protecting Your Assets For Generations
Your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) may be one of your largest assets. Its primary role is providing income for your retirement. However, a significant amount of seniors will ...
A Modern Family
How the terms “parenthood” and “family” are defined continues to evolve. Today, it is not uncommon for a child to have a parent-child relationship with someone other than his ...
Child Custody, Co-Parenting and Decision-Making
In a divorce or separation, parents ask: “Who gets the children?” But children are not possessions to be bargained for or won. Consider asking a different question: “What do ...
Lawyer’s View – Blended Families
By: Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq. More than half of the families in the United States were formed by remarriages or recoupling of relationships. Based on current statistics, half ...
529 Plans: Dual Purpose?
Assets in 529 plans have grown significantly in recent years due to their college planning potential. But there's another side to 529 plans that may appeal to you; potential ...
Rights of Unmarried Couples When the Relationship Ends
In New Jersey, divorces of married couples and civil union couples are subject to certain financial rights and obligations that unmarried couples do not acquire, even if they lived ...
DIVORCE – PAYING ATTENTION TO SPECIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN
In any divorce and family law proceeding involving dependent children, one of the most important concerns is custody and parenting time. When a child has special needs, the determination ...
THE LAW ON REMOVING A CHILD FROM NEW JERSEY
On August 8, 2017, the law governing a parent’s ability to move with their child out of New Jersey changed dramatically. New Jersey joined 42 other states in our ...
WHAT IS A FINANCIAL COACH?
In my humble opinion, a Financial Coach is a person who takes a stand for families. A person who is not afraid to engage in that difficult conversation about ...