Make no mistake about it: The housing market nowadays is a seller’s market. It is basic supply and demand; there is a dwindling housing inventory, and people are more willing to spend money on homes. When you combine those factors, you get high demand, leading to not...

When you hear attorneys advertise for family law or divorce law, you often hear them say that they specialize in “divorce for men” or “divorce for women.” But is there really a difference—does one sex have an advantage in family court over the other? The Way it Used...

The process of determining timesharing, custody, and visitation can be time-consuming. Certainly, when parties agree and are generally amenable, that process can be sped up significantly. But when there is argument and contention, child custody issues can be long and...

If you are in the process of getting or buying a home and you are getting a mortgage, a mortgage broker or other professional may suggest the usage of a balloon payment. Balloon payments are rare, as the standard government mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie...

When it comes to dividing up property in a divorce, it is easy to think of the assets. But what about the debts? Nobody wants marital debts, of course. But what do you do with, and what happens to, credit card debt when couples get divorced? Joint Debt and Joint...

When facing the prospect of divorce and division of property, many people’s initial thought is to hide their money, property, or assets. That is not easy (or legal) to do. In reality, with enough effort, almost every kind of asset can be found and tracked. But there...

When an alimony award is provided, especially one for long-term alimony (as of 2014, New Jersey has no permanent alimony), it is hard to get that alimony modified, but it can be done. One factor that courts look at when lowering or even eliminating an alimony...

When you enter into a real estate contract, you probably (hopefully) read the agreement in full. Like any contract, whatever is in the agreement, you will be bound to and have to follow, and whatever is not in the agreement, nobody can hold you to. But while that may...

Let’s say that you are finalizing a divorce, and as part of finishing your divorce, you sign a marital settlement agreement (MSA). That MSA requires your spouse to pay you certain amounts and perhaps provide you with certain physical assets for a specified period of...