Let’s Talk About Divorce
Planning for the Future in Pandemic
Planning for the Future in Pandemic We celebrated the New Year— the calendar year flipped from 2020 to 2021— but it still feels an awful lot like last year, doesn’t it? We’re still in quarantine, and working from home; we’re still wearing masks when we do go out, and most of us are still waiting […]
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Nobody Puts (Fur) Baby in the Corner
Tips for Pet Custody from a Divorce Lawyer By Amanda Yu, Esq. As a full-blown crazy cat parent, it’s hard for me to believe that New Jersey courts consider our beloved pets (“fur babies,” if you will) as “chattel” or property. Although, New Jersey courts recognize that pets have a special subjective value, […]
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The Holidays and the Pandemic
Divorce Lawyer Tenafly, NJ Let’s keep Christmas Covid free! Let’s face it: 2020 has not been anyone’s idea of a banner year. Record wildfires and hurricanes stemming from ongoing climate change; mass unemployment, furloughs, and layoffs; protests in the streets due to systemic racism; a contentious election; and, oh yeah, the global pandemic, which has […]
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Let’s Talk Thanksgiving Dinner and COVID-19
How do we do it safely? My favorite holiday pastime is watching my mom prepare a turkey the night before Thanksgiving dinner, to put it in the oven the next morning, and cook it all day until dinner time later that evening— just for all of our family to gather around the table and enjoy […]
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Tips to Work Effectively With Your Divorce Attorney
By Megan E. Hodes, Esq. Divorce is a difficult process which can be emotionally draining and exhausting for all parties involved. While the divorce process may feel like it consumes your life from the very beginning, there are practical ways that can assist you to work with your attorney to streamline the process as much […]
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Let’s Talk About… Tri-Parenting In New Jersey
The idea of a “nuclear family” has vastly changed in the last several years. Families are formed not only by marriages, but also by separations, divorces, same-sex couples, adoption, and reproductive technologies. These “new” ways of creating families have changed the considerations that the Family Court in New Jersey must govern. Changing legislation and case law […]
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