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Equitable Distribution
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Greenberg & Walden, LLC Blog
How Can I Protect my Business from a New Jersey Divorce?
By Accel Admin
If you are a business owner, your business is likely one of your most valuable assets. As a result, you may be worried about losing part of your business in…
Pennsylvania Family Law
Is Contingent Debt Subject to Distribution? A Student Loan Guaranty Needs to be Addressed in Divorce
A panel decision issued April 27, 2022 takes on an issue heretofore undecided in Pennsylvania but an issue of enormous consequence to many marital estates; the matter of student debt.…
New York Divorce & Family Law Blog
NY Legislature Adds Fifteenth Factor to DRL § 236
We previously posted about Senate Bill S4248 which, if enacted, would add a fifteenth factor to New York’s equitable distribution statute to allow courts to consider the best interests of…
New Jersey Divorce and Family Lawyer Blog
HOME SWEET HOME: DEALING WITH REAL ESTATE AND DIVORCE IN AN EVER-CHANGING MARKET
For most people going through a divorce, their interests in real estate are often the primary assets that need to be divided. Whether it is the marital home, a vacation…
SC Family Law Blog
Three Reasons to Use a Financial Expert in High Asset Divorces
Unlike some states that have “community property” laws in divorce cases, South Carolina is an “equitable distribution” state. This means that in any separation or divorce where assets, debts, and…
A Lawyer's Blog
CAN YOU GET A DIVORCE WHEN YOU ARE ALSO MARRIED TO SOMEONE ELSE?
Well, you can get it annulled but still there will be equitable distribution. It will be interesting to see how this case plays out.ER v. JR, 2021 NY Slip Op…
New Jersey Law Blog
Dividing Retirement Benefits in a Divorce
One of the most often asked questions about equitable distribution of marital assets is how a retirement asset is divided between spouses. The answer depends in large part on what…
Pennsylvania Family Law
The Evidence of Cash Is Coming A Little Too “Laight”
This decision issued on a non-precedential basis on April 13, 2021, represents every divorce litigator’s nightmare. Unfortunately, the decision on appeal to remand the case offers the litigants a chance…
Pennsylvania Family Law
DEBT: The Divorce Lawyer’s New Frontier
It’s always been there. Debt. Even though the Pennsylvania Divorce Code does not really mention it by name. If you speak to the hearing officers who draw the assignment of…
Legal Profession Blog
Lien Gives Way
The New Jersey Appellate Division has held that an attorney's lien acknowledged when the law firm withdrew from representation of a divorce client gave way to the interests of the…