How Can I Find My Spouse’s Hidden Assets? Hidden assets can lead to a very difficult conversation. Too often, a client comes into my office as a Hudson County Divorce Lawyer, and says, “I think my spouse has more money,” or “I think my spouse’s compensation package is actually quite different from what’s showing on […]
Category Archives: New Jersey Family Law Blog
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Oct
Oct
Can I Travel to Another Country with My Children? I am often asked as a New Jersey Child Custody Attorney, if one parent can travel to another country with the children. What if one spouse wants to travel internationally – either during or at the conclusion of the divorce. This is often a strenuously litigated […]
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Sep
Sep
What Types of Child Custody Arrangements are Available? As an Essex County Family Law Attorney, I get questions all the time from clients about the different types of child custody. Custody is one of the most important issues in the case. I really do divide my cases involving children into two components. There’s the money component, […]
Child Support, New Jersey Family Law Blog, Tanya L. Freeman
Hudson County Family Law Attorney Answers How Long a Parent Has to Pay Child Support
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Sep
Sep
How Long Do I Have to Pay Child Support For? As a Hudson County Family Law Attorney, I often get questions from clients about time a parent has to pay child support. The duty to pay child support belongs to both parents in a divorce. In New Jersey we use a calculation, there’s a formula […]
Divorce, New Jersey Family Law Blog, Tanya L. Freeman
New Jersey Divorce Attorney Discusses Private Schools
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Sep
Sep
How Do Divorcing Parent’s Handle Private School? As a New Jersey Divorce Attorney, I get questions all the time from clients about their children going to a private school. Parents that are getting divorced that have their children enrolled in private schools have additional considerations. How long has that child been in the private school? […]
Child Custody, Divorce, New Jersey Family Law Blog, Tanya L. Freeman
Essex County Family Law Attorney Discusses Extracurricular Activities for Children
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Sep
Sep
Which Parent Pays for Our Child’s After School Activities? As a Essex County Family Law Attorney, I often get questions from clients about handling the extracurricular activities of the children. When parents are getting divorced, the children need to be a focal point in the process. Extracurricular activities are not something that’s included in the basic […]
Divorce, New Jersey Family Law Blog, Tanya L. Freeman
Hudson County Divorce Attorney Discusses Not Controlling the Start
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Sep
Sep
My Spouse Wants a Divorce, What Should I Do? As a Hudson County Divorce Attorney, I often get questions from clients who are surprised that their spouse has started the process for a divorce. When someone else is controlling the start of your journey, it can be very, very unsettling. Your spouse has decided to […]
Divorce, New Jersey Family Law Blog, Tanya L. Freeman
New Jersey Divorce Lawyer Discusses Ground Rules for Family
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Sep
Sep
How Can I Keep My Divorce Out of Family Conversation? As a New Jersey Divorce Lawyer, I get questions all the time from clients regarding extended families and setting ground rules for them. As you navigate your journey to a divorce, inevitably in the extended family everyone’s going to have advice. Whether it’s your mother, […]
Family Law, New Jersey Family Law Blog, Tanya L. Freeman
Essex Family Law Attorney Discusses Who is Going to Pay for Alimony
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Sep
Sep
Who Pays for Alimony? As a Essex Family Law Attorney, I often get questions from clients about the compensation of alimony. Who pays alimony? That’s a hot-button topic. You’re typically going to see alimony in a case where one spouse was the financially dependent spouse and one spouse was the wage earner. It doesn’t mean that […]
Divorce, New Jersey Family Law Blog, Tanya L. Freeman
Hudson County Divorce Attorney Discusses the Overall Process
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Sep
Sep
What Happens During a Divorce? As a Hudson County Divorce Attorney I will often receive questions regarding the overall divorce process. The journey to a divorce has many phases. Initially someone’s drafting a complaint; someone’s filing a complaint. The other party’s responding. I’m often asked is it better to be the plaintiff or the defendant. […]