A prenuptial agreement (also called antenuptial agreement or premarital agreement) is a contract that parties enter into before a marriage (or a civil union) in which they make provisions for equitable distribution of assets and/or spousal support in the event of a divorce. One New Jersey Court stated, “antenuptial agreements fixing post-divorce rights and obligations [are]…
The process of deciding and moving towards a divorce is a vexing and stressful time for anyone. We ask our friends and families questions: some stupid, some obvious, others befuddling and perplexing about what we should do when our marriage is not going as we had hoped or planned. Should I…
In 1971, New Jersey enacted Divorce Reform Legislation thereby placing in the forefront an “Equitable” standard for the distribution of property when people divorce, replacing the long previously held universal rule that when people divorce, property is divided according to title to the property. Although this new order was revolutionary,…
Unraveling a family’s marital finances in a divorce can be daunting task. In all contested New Jersey divorce actions where there is any issue as to custody, support, alimony or equitable distribution, both parties are required to file with the court and serve on the other party a form known…