Looking for NJ Divorce Lawyer Recommendations - Central Jersey

[240sx7426]

The Rutgers Football board has been an amazing resource. I was hoping to get some recommendations on a divorce lawyer. My wife has supposedly filed and has stated that a subpoena was sent to my job and that I have been served. Neither has taken place...I would like to speak with a reputable lawyer to come with game plan.

Thanks in advance

 

[RUMANIAC]

The Rutgers Football board has been an amazing resource. I was hoping to get some recommendations on a divorce lawyer. My wife has supposedly filed and has stated that a subpoena was sent to my job and that I have been served. Neither has taken place...I would like to speak with a reputable lawyer to come with game plan.

Thanks in advance. Greg rubenstein in east brunswick

 

[rubjk]

I highly recommend Phyllis Klein at

Donahue, Hagan, Klein, Newsome & O'Donnell, PC

 

[ho26rus]

I would only volunteer a name if you are not satisfied with what you get here
I will say
When that time comes and you hammer out an agreement read it twice a day for 7 days.
Challenge every word, comma and period.Once the
judge passes on the decree a mistake can haunt you forever

Other then that you may have one of the sane wives and forget what I say next.
She is no longer your friend you are at war. Don't give in on any point just to ease the pain.

 

[240sx7426]

Gentleman....Thank you very much

 

[theRU]

good luck

 

[Chuch Wilder]

I'd recommend Joe Cordell, but he's not licensed in your state. Sorry I couldn't resist.

 

[CornerTavern]

good luck

I say don't be so quick to go nuclear. You can waste a lot of time, money, your sanity nit picking about stupid crap that won't make a difference in your life in the long run.

 

[JERZEE73]

The Rutgers Football board has been an amazing resource. I was hoping to get some recommendations on a divorce lawyer. My wife has supposedly filed and has stated that a subpoena was sent to my job and that I have been served. Neither has taken place...I would like to speak with a reputable lawyer to come with game plan.

Thanks in advance

Can't speak highly enough of the woman I used. LeeAnn McCabe Chiacchio. She was awesome! I was given the name of 1 attorney by somebody highly placed in the Middlesex County family court system. When deciding who to use, I called that attorney & mentioned to him that I had already spoken to LeeAnn. His comment was, "if you've spoken to her, then why the hell would you need me". That told me everything I needed to know.
She left NJ for a few years but is back. Now with Townsend, Tomaio, & Newmarket in Morristown, but trust me she handles Central Jersey.
Some of the people here have given good advice how to not overreact, but be very careful, your spouse can quickly turn nasty. Thanks to LeeAnn I made out extremely well. I was a fool, not realizing how nasty my ex could turn. LeeAnn set me straight, calling her a 'fxxxing bixxh' on numerous occasions.

 

[OntheBanks]

The VP in the company that I had worked for told me not to hire a lawyer but to purchase a wood chipper. He said you'll be out in 15 years and not be out of a ton of money. I didn't listen. Ten years and giving the house, $100K plus legal fees later and I was free and clear.

 

[Knight Shift]

This thread had a lot of good info:
https://rutgers.forums.rivals.com/threads/ot-divorce-lawyer-in-new-brunswick-area.6722/

 

[RU31trap]

Be careful for attorneys who like to provoke both parties while nickel and diming you right into the poor house. Yes, fight for the best possible outcome but also weigh in how much it's going to cost you. My girlfriend spent $50,000 defending her pension

 

[mildone]

The VP in the company that I had worked for told me not to hire a lawyer but to purchase a wood chipper. He said you'll be out in 15 years and not be out of a ton of money. I didn't listen. Ten years and giving the house, $100K plus legal fees later and I was free and clear.

I spent a grand total of $385.00 in legal fees, only paid alimony for five years to equalize our incomes (although that did add up), got equal custody of the kids so child support payments are no big deal. And I bought out her interest in the house, so I still have it. I actually felt worse when I stopped paying alimony and lost that sweet tax deduction.

Helps to have a sane wife with a good income of her own. But it also helps to be sane yourself and not sweat the small stuff.

 

[Knight Shift]

Sometimes, things just get ugly:

http://www.app.com/story/news/2015/...-writing-bum-her-alimony-checks-him/77548660/
Hopatcong ex-wife writes 'loser' on alimony checks; ex-husband sues her

 

[mildone]

Sometimes, things just get ugly:

http://www.app.com/story/news/2015/...-writing-bum-her-alimony-checks-him/77548660/
Hopatcong ex-wife writes 'loser' on alimony checks; ex-husband sues her

I agree w/whoever posted "hilarious" on the facebook page. Adult child support. ROFL

OP, don't be them. Unless you're doing it for comedic effect. Then it's okay.

Blows my mind the things people sue each other over. I should sue our resident FAIL-meister for pain and suffering for FAILing all my posts. He could counter-sue me for pain and suffering for having to see them all. What fun. LOL

 

[LC-88]

$186? What a bargain.

 

[HeyHuey]

Only call if you refuse to lose....

Lydia Keephart
100 Nassau Park Blvd.
Suite 111
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-520-0900

 

[R1776U]

why do people marry without pre-nups signed?

 

[chaos6]

I have a family member that needs a lawyer in the Monmouth county. We are looking a lawyer for a family court lawyer any names off any lawyers that goes to that court in freehold please post the names thank you.

 

[RU5180]

Patrick Foley , New Brunswick. No need for anyone else.

 

[ru1869]

The Rutgers Football board has been an amazing resource. I was hoping to get some recommendations on a divorce lawyer. My wife has supposedly filed and has stated that a subpoena was sent to my job and that I have been served. Neither has taken place...I would like to speak with a reputable lawyer to come with game plan.

Thanks in advance

Smith and Wesson

 

[Ole Cabbagehead]

why do people marry without pre-nups signed?

Because when most people get married, they don't have anything. Most people's income comes from wages. A pre-marital agreement is primarily designed to protect assets you have going into the marriage. If you don't have assets, specifically assets with which to pledge a specific amount in lieu of alimony, why would the prospective spouse ever agree?

 

[Crazed_RU]

Because when most people get married, they don't have anything.

Exactly. When I got married I would have protected my mountain bike and she her two cats.

 

[RUROCKIN]

Can someone pin this thread. My wife is evil.

 

[mildone]

Can someone pin this thread. My wife is evil.

How do you know she's evil?

As always, I am here to help. You wouldn't happen to have a duck handy against which you can compare her weight? No? Then instead, simply wrap her in a length of heavy chain, to keep her from levitating, and toss her into a freshwater lake. If she sinks, she's not evil and you can remain married.

 

[RU31trap]

Patrick Foley , New Brunswick. No need for anyone else.

Good attorney. Used him for another issue but very good.

 

[RUROCKIN]

How do you know she's evil?

As always, I am here to help. You wouldn't happen to have a duck handy against which you can compare her weight? No? Then instead, simply wrap her in a length of heavy chain, to keep her from levitating, and toss her into a freshwater lake. If she sinks, she's not evil and you can remain married.

I tried that, she beat me up.

 

[RUich]

My best man is an attorney who told me that he made a lot of money by working with the other attorney to get the two parties really pissed at each other which equals a lot more billable hours.
Very important that you get the right person. Do your research.

 

[withoutregard]

if possible, find an attorney that you or someone very close to you has a personal connection with, it will make a difference when the judge starts pounding them to settle, you want someone to go further for you, what happens in chambers may surprise you

 

[RutgersUnion]

I would love to catch my wife going through my browser history and catch me reading this thread.

 

[BigRnj]

How do you know she's evil?

don't know her, but maybe she is a PSU grad that likes Huskies, her favorite color is orange, and thinks OBJ is cute... I'm just sayin...

 

[Plum Street]

To the prenup point people in this thread stating you usually have no assets when you get married . But people are getting married later nowadays. Maybe prenups will pick up .
I got married in my 20s and have a prenup . But that was because my wife had a lot and I had a little . No problem signing it . Almost 30 years and the plum's are still married !

 

[RutgersRaRa]

To the prenup point people in this thread stating you usually have no assets when you get married . But people are getting married later nowadays. Maybe prenups will pick up .
I got married in my 20s and have a prenup . But that was because my wife had a lot and I had a little . No problem signing it . Almost 30 years and the plum's are still married !

If I recall recleck-leck, we can all feel it down in our p-lums....

 

[R1776U]

why would the prospective spouse ever agree?

because they love you for who you are and not your potential bank account? it's exactly why pre-nups are made, to avoid arguing if you divorce

 

[RBS05]

because they love you for who you are and not your potential bank account? it's exactly why pre-nups are made, to avoid arguing if you divorce

So all that's left, after signing the pre-nup, is arguing over what to do with all the assets acquired over X years of marriage. Piece of cake...

 

[TM514]

Pre-nups are not that binding from what I gather. Each person should have their own attorney to review/sign. Also, it can be declared unfair if disparate incomes/assets before and during marriage. There are ways out of them too.

 

[Knight Ed]

The best advice my lawyer gave me, "you don't want to pay me $300 an hour to argue over who gets the TV."

 

[R1776U]

So all that's left, after signing the pre-nup, is arguing over what to do with all the assets acquired over X years of marriage. Piece of cake...

piece of cake.. keep separate bank accounts/assets.. and if you buy a house together .. mandatory sell and split the money 50/50.. if ONE person's name is on the title then it's theirs by default.. if you have kids together.. whoever wants em takes FULL responsibility for them.. how simple this is?.. lawyers and religious stupidity .. slogan "screwing shit up since god knows when!"

 

[ATIOH]

I spent a grand total of $385.00 in legal fees, only paid alimony for five years to equalize our incomes (although that did add up), got equal custody of the kids so child support payments are no big deal. And I bought out her interest in the house, so I still have it. I actually felt worse when I stopped paying alimony and lost that sweet tax deduction.

Helps to have a sane wife with a good income of her own. But it also helps to be sane yourself and not sweat the small stuff.

I'm sure this is a dumb question, but why do you pay child support if you have equal custody? I obviously have no idea how this stuff works.

And if both spouses fight to have the kids, does it just come down to a judge deciding where the kids go?

 

[LC-88]

why do people marry without pre-nups signed?

Because they haven't been married before.