One term you may have heard thrown around lately when it comes to parents and divorce is birdnesting. Birdnesting is a living arrangement strategy that some parents have been turning to in the wake of a split.
Generally, in a birdnesting arrangement, the kids continue to live in the family home and the parents rotate living with them. Sometimes, in these arrangements, the parents get a shared apartment that they rotate using when it is not their “turn” to live with the kids in the family home.
Divorce is trying for everyone involved, but it can become even more complicated if you are dividing a business. After starting and building your own successful medical practice, it can be difficult to consider having to divide the value of your practice, especially if your spouse is not a doctor.
If you started your practice prior to getting married, the court may not view this as a marital asset, and it will likely remain untouched. However, if you started your practice after getting married and/or your spouse supported you through medical school, they may be entitled to more of the practice.
A Superior Court Judge in Morristown must decide that issue in the case of a Mendham Township man who is seeking to terminate his alimony obligation to his former wife. She lives in a separate house in Mendham Township and has a boyfriend, who she says lives elsewhere. Her ex-husband insists they are, in effect, cohabitating as defined under New Jersey's new Alimony Reform Act.
No one wants to believe that their spouse is capable of something as sneaky, unethical, and potentially illegal as hiding assets, which are or which could be divided in a divorce.... But some actually do exactly that. Here are several of the most common tactics used:
Under NJ family law, the issuance of a Domestic Violence Final Restraining Order does not require physical violence nor even the threat of physical violence.
In NJ, there are 14 separate criminal type actions that can give rise to the filing of a domestic violence complaint. Of those 14 actions, "Harassment" is the most commonly used basis for a family part judge to issue a Domestic Violence Restraining Order.
Unfortunately, it happens. Sometimes parents are unable to agree upon where their children should primarily reside (or which parent their children should live with) when they have separated or have filed for divorce. Sometimes, both sides feel that their children should primarily reside with themselves and that they are the "better" parent. When there is no agreement and the issue of custody/parenting time cannot be settled, litigation ensues. Custody litigation is an emotional process for all involved. How could it not be? It involves your children. But custody litigation is a complicated process. As a matrimonial attorney, I have handled many custody matters and have witnessed other litigants unknowingly make critical mistakes that affect the outcome of their cases. This is my attempt to help those on what NOT to do in a custody battle:
A New Jersey family court judge recently awarded residential custody to three people-the biological father( Darren), his same-sex spouse( Sam), and the biological mother ( Kitty).
After 19 days of trial, Ocean County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Wauters issued a 67 page decision addressing a unique custody setting involving three people who believed that they were creating a new family paradigm, a tri-parenting relationship where the child was the offspring of a man in a same-sex marriage (Darren & Sam) and a woman (Kitty) who had been a long time friend to both men, with the intent that all 3 would remain actively involved in raising their child together.
RED FLAG #10: If your spouse no longer wants to have sex with you, you may be heading for divorce.
While there are a million reasons why parties may be tired by the time they hit the bed, sex is an integral part of a healthy marriage.
It provides a way to connect with your spouse on an emotional as well as physical level. Sex is good exercise and promotes healthy well-being.
If your spouse no longer shows sexual interest in you, it is imperative to try to find out why and work on the issues. Often lack of sex leads one spouse to resent the other spouse over time.
While having young children and being working parents are not the best combination for a healthy sex life, sexual contact is critical to a healthy marriage and parties need to talk and work at finding time for intimacy.
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