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Can a mediated divorce be less stressful?

Traditionally, divorce has been viewed as an adversarial process, where one spouse walks away a winner while the other is left to pick up the pieces. Nowadays, separating couples are starting to realize that this is not really how it works. There are no winners in a...

Addressing misconceptions about divorce mediation

The decision to pursue a divorce is not usually taken lightly. Often, couples put great effort into reconciling, but when this fails, divorce becomes the only feasible option.  Frequently, the divorce procedure is viewed as being adversarial, meaning that couples lock...

3 things that affect a child’s best interests in court

Predicting the exact outcome of a litigated custody case in New Jersey is all but impossible. The standard a judge must apply for their decisions is the best interests of the children, and what upholds those interests is open to interpretation. Custody decisions...