by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 13, 2020 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
I have written previously about how courts expect divorced spouses to maximize their incomes when it comes to alimony or child support. If a spouse fails to maximize their income, the court can impute (assume what it should be) income for that spouse. But what happens... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 10, 2020 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
*in some cases and now statewide Last week, the New Jersey Courts issued Directive 18-20. While some counties or judges had been granting divorces without a personal appearance by the parties or their lawyers — also known as a hearing on the papers — it... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 10, 2020 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only sickened and killed thousands of people here in NJ, it has created a mental health crisis because people have been largely trapped in their homes for going on three months now. This stay-at-home order has led many couples to... by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 11, 2020 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
One of the most frequent questions I am asked about divorces is how much it costs and how long does it take. Thanks to a recent study, we have some updated numbers. 24/7 Wall Street reported on the results of the study, which focused on each state. Their numbers are... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 5, 2020 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Off Beat |
The first legal record of a divorce in the English Colonies was recorded on January 5, 1643. Anne Clarke of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was granted a divorce from her husband, Denis Clarke, by the Quarter Court of Boston. He was accused of having abandoned his wife... by Marvin Schuldiner | Aug 2, 2019 | Conflict Quote |
“Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.” ― Alan Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973), British philosopher by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 22, 2019 | Conflict Quote |
“Each of us is so much alike, & yet at the same time we are so different, & I have a feeling that if you encountered difficulty, and I with my age encountered the same difficulty, I would respond one way, & you would respond another. Neither would be... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 25, 2019 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
I’ve written before about the custody of pets in a divorce. Historically, in a divorce, the law has treated pets as property no different than how a toaster or a car is treated. That concept is slowly changing. As any pet lover would say, pets are a part of the... by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 1, 2018 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
If you’re a viewer of Big Bang Theory or perhaps you used to watch Blossom, you know who actress Mayim Bialik is. In this very candid vlog video, she discusses one aspect of her private divorce — how she remembers her wedding day. by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 25, 2018 | Divorce Mediation and Law |
Parental alienation can be a huge problem for divorced or estranged parents. Parental alienation, sometimes called Hostile Aggressive Parenting, is a behavior by a parent, or another caretaker or adult a child trusts, such as a grandmother/father, aunt, uncle, etc.,...