New Jersey Family Law

WHIPPANY BUTLER HANOVER NETCONG MORRIS COUNTY NJ DIVORCE MEDIATION LAWYER ARBITRATION

It's official : Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are divorced. Salient features: 72 day marriage vs. 543 day litigation; ironclad prenup; no annulment; each side ran up $300K in legal fees and were facing $200K more if the case went to trial.     April 12, 2013

ALLENDALE RUTHERFORD ENGLEWOOD RAMSEY BERGEN COUNTY NJ DIVORCE MEDIATION

"A former daytime-drama star has hired a prime-time legal team for her $50 million case against billionaire  George Soros, aged 82.  Adriana Ferreyr, 29, has hired divorce lawyer William Beslow. Beslow specializes in combating billionaires on behalf of scorned women, including supermodel Linda Evangelista’s custody battle against French fashion CEO François-Henri Pinault, Marla Maples’ split from Donald Trump and Patricia Duff’s divorce from makeup mogul Ron Perelman. Ferreyr alleges Soros reneged on gifting her a $1.9 million. William Zabel, lawyer for Soros, has called Ferreyr’s suit "an attempt to extract a lot of money for a broken-up romance . . . from a very rich man." Zabel represented Jane Welch in her divorce from GE chief Jack Welch. The Ivy League-trained lawyers will meet in court for the first time on March 19."        New York Post, March 5, 2013

　

CHILD SUPPORT ARREARS COLLECTION & PROSECUTION CALDWELL ESSEX FELLS LIVINGSTON MONTCLAIR ESSEX COUNTY NJ ATTORNEY MEDIATOR

Terrell Owens was a no-show at a child support hearing this week. The judge reset the hearing for July 19, but warned that if Owens fails to show up again, he could be jailed. Owens' attorney took the blame for the former NFL superstar's absence, claiming there was a miscommunication.The 38-year-old Owens is $20,000 behind on child support payments. Melanie Smith, the mother of Owens' 7-year-old daughter, says that he's stiffed her on child support payments for months.      Associated Press, July 18, 2012

TOM CRUISE KATIE HOLMES DIVORCE SETTLED IN MERE DAYS : WAS IT THE PRENUP?

The Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes matrimonial case is settled, only days after the divorce complaint was filed. Moral of the story : never underestimate the power of an iron-clad prenuptial agreement.    Associated Press, July 10, 2012

BERGEN ESSEX MORRIS HUDSON PASSAIC UNION COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE MEDIATION LAWYER

The 2011 record for the shortest celebrity marriage may have been broken by Sinead O'Connor, whose 16 day marriage beats the previous record of 72 days set by Kim Kardashian.       December 28, 2011

FRANKLIN LAKES RAMSEY RIDGEWOOD LEONIA BERGEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE MEDIATOR ATTORNEY

In his ongoing divorce case, pending since 2004, 77-year old Frankie Valli, of Four Seasons fame, is said to be earning more than $500,000 per month, from Jersey Boys and other residuals, while his estranged wife, Randy, aged 51, continues to receive $30,000 per month in temporary support.     November 29, 2011

HACKENSACK NORTH ARLINGTON ALLENDALE RIDGEWOOD BERGEN COUNTY NJ CELEBRITY WEDDING MEDIATION LAWYER

2 months into their marriage and New Jersey Net Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian may be headed for divorce court.  They have not been seen together for quite some time and Kardashian is said to be tired of Humphries' excessive partying while the NBA remains locked out. Kardashian is reportedly talking to a divorce lawyer while Humphries has been traveling without her, "acting like a single man." Humphries and Kardashian were married on August 20, in a wedding that cost upwards of $20 million.     NESN, October 19, 2011

 

HACKENSACK BERGEN COUNTY NJ DIVORCE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT MEDIATION ATTORNEY

 
Former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor will go to trial on April 19, 2011, in Hackensack, New Jersey, over child support payments for his 12-year-old daughter. Taylor, 52, is in a dispute with the girl’s mother, Ebony Washington, who wants Taylor to pay more than the $456 a week he is paying now in child support. Washington said her daughter suffers from Crohn’s disease — a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines — and is currently uninsured.    Bergen Record, March 30, 2011

MEL GIBSON LAWYER FEES : SKYHIGH AND CLIMBING

 

$163,000 in legal fees, incurred within 30 days. And this was for only one of the 39 attorneys sequentially retained by plaintiff.       Grigorieva v. Gibson, January 14, 2010

BILLIONAIRE CHILD SUPPORT : $100, 000 PER MONTH

 
How much child support should a billionaire pay for a 12 year old daughter? How about $100,000 per month?       TMZ, October 29, 2010