Family Law Blog for Sarno da Costa D'Aniello Maceri LLC

Annulments are a much less common alternative to divorces.  Rather than terminating the marriage, an annulment treats the marriage as if it never happened.  Still,…

Domestic violence is not limited to people in the same family or in a romantic relationship.  It extends to other domestic relationships, including cohabitants renting…

After four years of marriage, country music’s favorite couple is divorced effective July 20, according to TMZ.  Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert issued a joint statement…

Verbal attacks sometimes feel just as threatening as physical attacks.  Especially if it occurs in the midst of a contentious divorce, a screaming match between…

It is simpler and less expensive to resolve a divorce through a settlement agreement than it is to go to court.  If both parties can…

If you are divorced or in the midst of divorce, you may feel the need to start fresh in a new place.  However, if you…

In some divorce-related situations, a bona fide change in one party’s financial circumstances is grounds for a modification of alimony payments.  An involuntary increase or…

In Watson v. Chamberlain, the New Jersey Appellate Division reviewed a case involving an unmarried couple who had a child in 1998.  In 1999, the Family…

Parents have a duty to care for and protect their children.  If a parent can’t take care of her kids, the Division of Child Protection &…

Litigation over assets in a divorce can take a long time to resolve.  For a lot of people, it’s bad enough to try to divide…