Cosner Law Group – New Jersey Family Court Attorneys
Cosner Law Group are family lawyers in East Brunswick, New Jersey dedicated to providing comprehensive legal advocacy on behalf of families throughout the Garden State.
Our family attorneys have over 50 years of experience advocating for clients in divorce cases and also provide legal services for alimony, prenuptial agreements, child support, restraining orders, and other family law matters.
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Answering your questions
New Jersey does not have a formal legal separation process. Couples have the option to proceed to filing for divorce without a formal separation period. New Jersey residents can execute a private separation agreement that acts as a contract to separate.
Not necessarily. Divorces do not need to be drawn out or complicated. In instances where there are no children and the assets and debt are not in dispute, they can be settled in a relatively short amount of time. A family law attorney will help you through the divorce process.
Mediation is often used to resolve problems arising from divorce, custody, and support. Family issues can be identified with a view to joint solutions. This cost-effective approach to dispute resolution enables the parties to retain control over the outcome to a much greater degree than when they are mandated to accept the decision of a judge.
Family lawyers helps you navigate legal issues involving your family. They represent you in matters like divorce, child custody, alimony, and property division under New Jersey law.
Cosner Law Group’s family attorneys have decades of experience guiding New Jersey families you through the Superior Court, Family Division process.
Our family lawyers have a broad range of family law experience, including:
Divorce originates from a multitude of possible situations that affect the harmony of family life. Adultery, separation, extreme cruelty, narcotic drug addiction, institutionalization for mental illness, imprisonment, deviant sexual behavior, and irreconcilable differences are among the most common reasons for divorce.
Despite the fact that New Jersey has several grounds for divorce. Most couples opt for a no-fault divorce, which essentially means that while neither party is at fault, they have irreconcilable differences. In order to qualify for this type of divorce, one of the parties must have lived in the state of New Jersey for 12 consecutive months and the spouses must have experienced irreconcilable differences for at least six months.
Child support guidelines are frequently structured around shared parenting plans. Most child support guidelines are based on the income disparity of the two parties. In other words, the child support guidelines will vary depending on your partner’s income. There are also some other factors that play into child support, such as the amount of time the child spends with each parent according to the visitation schedule.
With this in mind, the shared parenting plan has a vital impact on child support payments. If one parent has the child five nights per week, then they will likely be the recipient of the support. The court will take into consideration many factors when calculating child support payments.
How can you make your shared parenting plans work? First of all, both parents must work together to create a parenting schedule that is first and foremost in the best interest of the child. This schedule should include not only the time that each parent has with the children but also drop-off and pickup locations, holiday schedules, birthdays, etc. It is important for you and your ex-spouse to work with a custody lawyer who will help both of you create this schedule and work it so that it meets the court’s requirements.
Another thing to consider when creating a shared parenting plan is how will important decisions be made with regard to the child’s healthcare, school, religious upbringing (if any), and other important matters. The more comprehensive your plan is, the less likely the court will ask you to make revisions.
New Jersey is an equitable-distribution state. That means that the courts will determine a fair distribution of your assets and debt, but it may not be a 50-50 split. Of course, you can always agree to allow your spouse to take a greater share of the assets or a smaller portion of the debts, but chances are great that you will have to negotiate the distribution through an attorney.
During the time leading up to your divorce, it is important that you keep meticulous financial records. With few exceptions, until the marriage is dissolved, your assets (and debts) belong to the marriage. The courts will look to see if either spouse has ran up new debt, spent a substantial amount of money, or just moved assets away from the reach of the other partner. Any of these behaviors can be detrimental to your divorce.
Be sure to inspect every bill and financial statement that enters your home to get a correct picture of your financial circumstances. It is important for both spouses to have equal access to the family’s financial data and be involved in important money decisions.
The court will usually divide the debts and assets of the couple. A determination is made about who is paying which bills. At that point, property and money are divided as part of the determination.
Comprehensive Legal Solutions
For years, Cosner Law Group has been helping individuals and families in East Brunswick, NJ. Our family law attorneys can represent you in divorce, child custody disputes, child support agreements, modifications, prenuptial agreements, alimony, mediation, and much more.
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