The divorce from bed and board is a statutory creature that has really helped us today, in particular, with the cost of medical insurance coverage. A divorce from bed and board divorces you in all respects except, under the law, you’re still considered married. You can’t remarry and when you file your tax returns you […]

We really don’t have legal separation in New Jersey. A legal separation is basically a divorce without the final step. You’ve addressed, custody parenting time, child support, alimony, if any, and you’ve done all of the equitable distribution that’s necessary. You’ve signed an agreement which controls how you live from that point forward, but you […]

The fact that your spouse may have cheated on you is largely irrelevant to your divorce. It’s important only when it has some bearing on custody, meaning the person that your spouse is having an affair with has a drug problem, or they have some criminal background.

The answer is usually, no. When two people get divorced, they are no longer considered spouses under the definition of the health insurance requirements. There is something else called the divorce from bed and board which allows health insurance coverage to be extended to a spouse beyond the date of the judgement. It is the […]