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In the February 14, 2019 unpublished decision of Flores v. Flores (A-4841-17T2), the Appellate Division discussed the extent of a New Jersey Court’s “exclusive, continuing jurisdiction” over custody of a non-resident child as it relates to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (“UCCJEA”). The issue presented in this […]

As a late-Christmas (or Holiday) gift to the matrimonial bar, the Hon. Hany A. Mawla, J.A.D., published an Opinion in M.G. v. S.M., A-1290-17T1 (App. Div. Dec. 26, 2018), regarding the equitable distribution of a plaintiff-husband’s restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in his divorce action. The Opinion provides a good primer […]

Adults in New Jersey seek to change their names for various reasons; they dislike their current name, couples want to combine or hyphenate their surnames to form one surname, there is a desire for a more or less ethnic name, for religious reasons, or to reflect a change in gender. […]

With the #MeToo movement shining a light on the practice of the exploitation of women, there is another area which is not in the forefront of the news but should also draw one’s ire: marriage of minors. Recently, in New Jersey and Delaware, laws have increased the legal marriage age […]