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Does Living Together Count in Length of Marriage: The Answer

by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 9, 2017 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

I earlier wrote about the case of Thieme v. Aucoin-Thieme, a case that in part deals with does co-habitation prior to marriage count towards the length of a marriage in divorce.  Now the NJ Supreme Court has chimed in (from the case syllabus): HELD: N.J.S.A....

Does Living Together Count in Length of Marriage?

by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 7, 2016 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Lawsuits | 0 comments

Update: the Supreme Court ruled and I address it here. Michael Thieme and Bernice Aucoin-Thieme were living together for eight years before they married.  Their marriage lasted 14-months.  For the divorce, the parties agreed on a full settlement, including a clause...

Mediating Difficult Divorce Situations

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 5, 2014 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

On May 9, 2014, I was honored to serve on a panel to discuss mediating difficult divorce mediation scenarios at the NJAPM Annual Divorce Seminar.  We talked though (and encouraged audience participation) situations including nesting, reimbursement requests for breast...

Bill Restricting NJ Inheritance and Matrimonial Matters where a Crime was Committed Signed into Law

by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 22, 2009 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

As I wrote about previously, the bill in the New Jersey Legislature restricting inheritance and matrimonial matters where a serious crime has been committed was signed into law by Governor Corzine last week.  Among the provisions of the new law: Prohibits courts from...

Divorce During Tough Economic Times

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 3, 2009 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

One of the things I’ve begun to see in my divorce mediation practice is the difficulty of equitable distribution with martial homes that have little equity value, no value or even negative equity.  These are situations where the value of the mortgage(s) plus any...

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