by Artur Camins | Nov 5, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law
Most family law practitioners have heard the speech many times from judges, usually at an initial Case Management Conference. You know the one: settle, settle, settle. If you don’t settle, some person in a black robe will have to decide important issues about your...
by Artur Camins | Oct 9, 2018 | Divorce, Settlement Agreements
Drafting settlement agreements require careful language considerations to ensure that the intent of the parties can be determined based upon a plain reading of the agreement. In a recent unpublished Appellate Division decision, we briefed the issue of whether the...
by Artur Camins | Sep 24, 2018 | Divorce, Mediation
Many parties today want to attend mediation in an attempt to be cost effective in their divorce. This makes sense, and meditation is often a successful tool utilized to reach an amicable resolution. At the conclusion of a mediation, many mediators will draft a...
by Artur Camins | Aug 28, 2018 | Divorce
For many divorcing couples, particularly those who own or have an interest in a closely held family business, cash very often reigns supreme. Often times access to cash, particularly by way of a business, serves to supplement, or enhance a couple’s marital lifestyle...
by Artur Camins | May 29, 2018 | Divorce
New Jersey’s rule governing venue in family court matters, R. 5:7-1, has, until recently been a much overlooked, pro forma, check of the proverbial box when filing a client’s Complaint for Divorce. The overwhelming majority of the time, venue never arises as a “issue”...
by Artur Camins | Apr 30, 2018 | Divorce
After a twenty-two-year marriage, Ellen and James decided to divorce. When the parties married, James had recently graduated from college and immediately went to work in his family’s wholesale florist business, Union County Florist Supplies, Inc. (hereinafter referred...