Summary Take-Away from Webinar Sponsored by the Jewish Link on June 21, 2023. Moshe Kinderlehrer– Moderator & Jewish Link Publisher in Chief Robert Kornitzer, Esq. – Guest Nadine Castro, PhD – Guest Dealing with clients in a frum Orthodox community requires a lot of confidentiality and boundaries. Rabbis, lawyers, pharmacists and family lawyers know a […]
Family law matters can be very expansive in nature and they can also be extremely complex. As a result, to best serve our clients, we commonly enlist the expertise and guidance of some of the diverse range of professionals who are, or become part of, our “team”. Remember that the field of “family law” includes
By Véronique Malka, FLC & Robert Kornitzer, Esq. Every parent has, at some time or another, experienced the fear of having their child abducted. An impromptu game of hide and seek by your child in the aisles of a supermarket is enough to trigger panic in any parent. Yet, most of us, thankfully, do not
by Robert B. Kornitzer, Esq. In New Jersey, virtually all assets acquired during a marriage (“marital assets”) are divided between the spouses during a divorce. A business is considered such an asset. Exceptions to this rule include inheritances or gifts, which are common in many businesses. Sometimes, a business owner places the
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Religious Divorce, Removal of Barriers Laws and its Impact on Religions in an Ethnically Diverse New Jersey a majority of New Jersey residents identify with a religion. For the religiously devout, a secular divorce can present a problem when an individual wants to thereafter remarry within their faith. Remarriage may not be simply a civil
When the biological parents are unfit to parent their child, it can place a tremendous burden and accompanying stress on the replacement custodians; often one of the sets of grandparents. The burden may have just increased with a recently published case (meaning that new law has been created). Essentially, the stresses of having to step
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The Reality of “Changed Circumstances” and the new Alimony Reform Act authored by – Robert B. Kornitzer, Esq. and Caitlin Dettmer When the spouse paying alimony seeks to reduce his support, the New Jersey Supreme Court requires the lower courts to consider (among others) two factors set out in Lepis v. Lepis, 83 N.J. 45,
Is Social Media Such As Facebook a Factor in New Jersey Divorce Courts? The explosion of the numerous forms of social media has in many ways created a potentially fundamental alteration of the way in which family law litigation is conducted. I will be addressing social media issues in future blogs as well as in
In New Jersey, a Final Restraining Order (FRO) does not expire. It is permanent. If the defendant wants the FRO to cease affecting their lives it must be the defendant that requests from the court either the modification or the removal of the FRO. Domestic violence laws in other states include what is referred to
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Death during divorce proceedings in New Jersey. The end of a marriage is a difficult time for a family regardless of the circumstances surrounding the divorce. A death of one of the spouses during the divorce proceedings is not an event normally planned for and complicates an already complicated situation. Should death occur during divorce,
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