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Financial Abuse in Divorce: What You Need to Know

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Handling Financial Abuse in a Divorce Context in Passaic County, NJ
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Financial Abuse in Divorce: What You Need to Know

September 7, 2022

Financial Abuse and Why It’s Important if You’re Getting Divorced in New Jersey Financial abuse in a relationship is a powerful form of manipulation. It can keep a spouse trapped in an imbalanced marriage. That’s because the person controlling the finances uses it to control the other spouse. The spouse who tends to know more about the finances will also use that as an advantage during the divorce process to prevent the other partner from getting what they deserve under […]

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Understanding the Impact of Extreme Cruelty in New Jersey
Posted in: Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law Restraining Orders

The Meaning and Basis for Extreme Cruelty in NJ Divorce Cases

August 3, 2022

Understanding Extreme Cruelty and How to Prove it as Grounds for Divorce in New Jersey According to the CDC, 2020 saw 630,505 divorces in the US. The New Jersey divorce rate has been relatively low; however, the rate of marriages is nearly equally low. The state of New Jersey allows divorces to be filed without proving fault, known as a “no-fault” divorce. No-fault divorces are granted when neither party bears any blame for the end of their marriage. Divorces without […]

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Domestic Violence & Text-based Virtual Relationships: Electronic Communication Can Be Considered Online Dating For the Purpose of Obtaining a Restraining Order
Posted in: Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Domestic Violence, Electronic Communication & Text-based Virtual Relationships

November 19, 2020

In New Jersey, the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19, allows a person who is the “victim of domestic violence” to seek a restraining order for their protection from their abuser. Although the law states that “any person who has been subjected to domestic violence by a person with whom the victim has had a dating relationship,” until recently, the statute did not define what constitutes a “dating relationship.” With an increase in the number of dating websites […]

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Changes to the New Jersey Courts during the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Changes to the New Jersey Courts during the Covid-19 Pandemic

October 5, 2020

As one could imagine, the Covid-19 pandemic that has swept the world has had adverse effects on the New Jersey court system. As institutions worldwide have been shut down and placed into a holding pattern of remote service, their effectiveness and capacity to serve those they exist to serve have waned substantially. The case is no different for New Jersey courts, which have experienced a startling backlog as government employees attempt to continue serving New Jersey in reaching justice. New […]

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Domestic Violence Attorneys Educating on Blended Family Relationships and the Domestic Violence Act in NJ
Posted in: Child Custody Co-Parenting Criminal Law Domestic Violence Family Law Restraining Orders

Domestic Violence Act and Blended Family Structure Attorneys Passaic County NJ

September 29, 2020

NJ Half-Siblings Who Grew Up in Blended Family, Qualify As Household Members Under New Flexible & Expanded Definition of Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA) As a result of the recent Monmouth County, NJ court decision in the matter of  S.C. v. J.D., the family court slightly expanded the definition of a “household member” under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act” (PVDA) and who may be considered a “victim” to obtain a restraining order, to reflect the ever-changing dynamics of […]

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