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Read Melissa Brown's Informative Article Entitled "How to Find the Right Divorce Attorney for You"

Eric S. Solotoff
February 20, 2012 11:58

Melissa Brown, an attorney in Charleston, South Carolina, is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and one of the preeminent family lawyers in South Carolina.  I had the occasion, last week, to read her excellent article on her blog entitled "How to...

Psychological Parents Not Entitled to Same Constitutional Protections as Biological Parents in Grandparent Visitation Dispute

Eric S. Solotoff
October 01, 2011 17:09

For more than a decade, we have known that biological parents have certain constitutional protections that help them defend against grandparents or other third parties seeking visitation with their children.  In fact, in New Jersey, because a fit parent has a fundamental constitutional right...

Appellate Court Rejects "Rule of Thumb" Formula to Calculate Alimony - Sort Of

Eric S. Solotoff
August 15, 2011 16:15

We have previously blogged on the "rule of thumb", a dirty little secret used by judges and lawyers in New Jersey to come up with a "ball park" as to what alimony should be.  This "rule of thumb" does not take into account all of the statutory factors....

What Purpose Is Served By Telling Your Client What They Want to Hear (As Opposed to the Truth)?

Eric S. Solotoff
July 25, 2011 11:13

I had a case recently where we had a conference call with the judge during which time, a discrete issue holding up resolution of a larger issue was discussed.  The judge made a suggestion which I took down verbatim and drafted language which I thought would resolve the issue. The...

Can a Judge Order That a Percentage of a Bonus Be Paid As Additional Alimony

Eric S. Solotoff
June 22, 2011 19:10

Very often, we deal with cases where one or both parties' incomes are variable, because they are tied to commissions, etc,. or heavily tied to a bonus which can vary.  In fact, for many people who work on Wall Street, their salary (oftentimes in the $120,000 to $150,000 per year range),...