Arbitration & Mediation

Just Words on Paper? What Custody Terms of Your MSA Really Mean

In the recent decision of a New Jersey family court, the standards for out-of-state relocation with a...

Agree to Disagree? Appealing Trial Court Orders Regarding Arbitration Awards

A recent Appellate Division opinion confirms the general rule that trial orders confirming, modifying or correcting an...

The Sound of Silence: Cohabitation is a Foreseeable Event Required to be Included as Alimony Terminating Language in a Marital Settlement Agreement

In 2014, the New Jersey State Legislature amended the alimony statute, N.J.S.A 2A:34-23, which better addressed the...

Arbitration: What Happens When One Party is Dissatisfied with the Outcome?

In a divorce, arbitration can be an efficient and effective way to narrow and resolve the many...

Giving Up Your Right to Litigate in Court: Arbitration Clauses in Property Settlement Agreements

In the matter of Natoli v. Natoli the New Jersey Appellate Division upheld a Property Settlement Agreement (“PSA”)...