CIS And Divorce Financials Working Together For Faster Settlements
Family law attorneys use different software tools for specific reasons and ideally all of these tools talk to each other to ensure that every tool is working from the same data. Easy Soft’s attorney...
View ArticlePutting A Price On A Person’s Life
Negotiation is a key element in a divorce settlement. Even the most amicable divorce–and the phrase “amicable divorce” is an oxymoron–everyone wants to get what’s fairly owed. However each party...
View ArticleHow To Account For Unusual Income In New Jersey Divorces
The laws governing spousal maintenance and child support are written around the idea of steady income. This is fine as long as the spouses have typical 9 to 5, Monday through Friday positions but a...
View ArticleKeeping Secrets: Maintaining Confidential Case Notes
State forms used in divorce cases may look like just lists of numbers but there is a lot of additional information behind those dry statistics. New Jerseyfamily law attorneys often keep internal notes...
View ArticleIf You Thought Child Support Ended At 18, Think Again!
Divorcing couples often assume that any child support obligations end once the child turns 18 but that’s not necessarily true.New Jersey law doesn’t automatically emancipate according to age. Rather...
View ArticleThe Double Dip: Great For Ice Cream, Bad For Potato Chips And Alimony
New Jersey alimony laws are written to be fair to both parties. Support formulas count assets and income in a comprehensive and unbiased manner and avoid counting any asset multiple times. When the...
View ArticleHow Can I Reduce Child Support Payments?
Under New Jersey law, it is possible to modify a child support agreement if one party has suffered a “change in circumstances.” The filer submits a modified Case Information Statement and the court...
View ArticleCloud Software: The Better Choice For Non-Nerds
Over our twenty years of business we’ve seen computer operating systems and software become friendlier to the people out there who don’t have Computer Science degrees. Unfortunately you still need some...
View ArticleCase Management Tools For Easy CIS Preparation
New Jersey family law attorneys don’t just plug a few numbers into a form and mail it off. Firms may handle dozens of divorces at the same time and some of these cases may drag on for months. You need...
View ArticleHow Can I Reduce My Alimony Payments?
Alimony in divorces is, in theory, fair to both parties. However the amount calculated is based on a snapshot of both parties’ financial situation. Using a Case Information Statement, NJ courts look at...
View ArticleDefending Reduced Self-Employment Income
Divorces often turn ugly, and the two things the couple fights about the most are children and money. Child support involves both so can be the biggest stumbling block in a settlement. New Jersey...
View ArticleLand Ho!: A Log Of Discovery During The Voyage Of Divorce
Although the waters of divorce are well charted, family law attorneys know they need to keep a careful discovery journal along the way. Since divorces are so contentious, the discovery process is...
View ArticleBuild A Document Library For Your New Jersey Family Law Practice
The practice of law keeps the paper industry in business. Well, not so much anymore since practices use so many electronic records, but the industry certainly generates an enormous number of documents....
View ArticleWill Massachusetts Laws Affect New Jersey Divorces?
The May 27, 2013 edition of Time Magazine has a very interesting article entitled, “The End of Alimony”. The article doesn’t talk about the end of all alimony but rather the end of permanent alimony....
View ArticleDivorce Services for Low-Income Families
Many divorcing spouses in New Jersey ask themselves, “Do I need a divorce lawyer?” As a family law attorney yourself you know the answer is yes. Even if the split is amicable and the couple agrees on...
View ArticleCase Information Statement Tips for New NJ Divorce Lawyers
We all have to start somewhere. Technology is making it easier than ever for attorneys, even new ones, to strike out on their own and form solo practices. You may find that the actual practice of law...
View ArticleMultiple Families and the Case Information Statement
It’s not uncommon for a divorce to not be a payor’s first and there may be child support obligations from previous marriages. New Jersey law says that the way to handle this is to subtract the previous...
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