• posted: Jan. 13, 2020
• Innocent Spouse,  Joint Tax Return,  Married Taxpapers

Helfand & Associates, matrimonial attorneys at 575 Route 10 East, Suite 1, Whippany, New Jersey, can assist you with identifying issues that can provide innocent spouse relief from taxes. Usually Read More

• posted: Jan. 10, 2020
• domestic violence,  risk assessment

A final domestic violence restraining order is granted by the court after a trial in which the Court determines by a preponderance of evidence that an act of domestic violence Read More

• posted: Nov. 20, 2019
• parenting time,  support

New Jersey has the highest rate of autism in the country. This may be because there is greater awareness, more educational and diagnostic services so more children are being evaluated. Parents Read More

• posted: Aug. 09, 2019
• mediation

Q.     How much will a divorce cost in New Jersey? A.     It is impossible to give an estimate for a litigated divorce. People have different issues: Domestic violence, custody, Read More

• posted: Feb. 14, 2019
• Children

Society has advanced tremendously so that both mothers and fathers can be caretakers and financially contributing to the children. Courts in New Jersey also really do consider both mothers and Read More

• posted: Jan. 29, 2019
• equitable distribution,  stocks

STOCK OPTION – A benefit in the form of an option given by a company to an employee to buy stock in the company at a discount or stated fixed Read More

• posted: Jan. 22, 2019
• court orders,  post-divorce

What happens if a party fails to follow provisions of a court order or Judgement of Divorce? An order, be it a consent order, a Judgment of Divorce incorporating a Property Read More

• posted: Dec. 07, 2018
• criminal conviction expungement,  disorderly persons offenses,  expungement

Recent changes to the Expungement Statutes are designed to shorten waiting periods and expand eligibility for expungements.  Disorderly person’s offenses are those which had been handled in Municipal Court.  Crimes Read More

• posted: Oct. 12, 2018
• citizenship

Divorce & Conditional Resident Status When an immigrant applies for permanent residence “green card” based on their marriage to a U.S. citizen, the immigrant is first granted a “conditional permanent residence” Read More

• posted: Oct. 09, 2018
• Alcotest,  driving violations,  municipal court defense

A driver in New Jersey who refuses to take an Alcotest will receive a Summons for this refusal, and a Summons for Driving While Intoxicated.  Another Summons for a driving Read More