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    Charles F.Vuotto, Jr., Esq was awarded the
    Saul Tischler Award
    on April 19, 2016
    by the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association

    New Jersey Divorce Lawyer

    Serving all of Essex County, Morris County and Union County

    Charles F. Vuotto, Jr. is a Roseland, NJ family lawyer with 35 years’ experience in divorce & family law, child custody & time sharing, child support, alimony, mediation and arbitration. He is also well-versed and experienced in the niche area of divorce of high net worth individuals, including equitable distribution of businesses, stock options and the intricacies of business valuation.

    Mr. Vuotto has earned the following honors:

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    • Domestic Violence Orders

      Our Courts have rejected the suggestion that a one-year time period be engrafted onto New Jersey’s Domestic Violence Statute (N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29d) related to the duration of Final Restraining Orders. Such read more

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    • How to Locate the Best NJ Divorce Lawyer for You

      If divorce is looming, it is highly advisable that you consult with an experienced family law attorney in or about the county where the marital home is located. Representing yourself read more

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    • NJ’s Child Support Guidelines

      The premise of NJ’s Child Support Guidelines is that (1) child support is a continuous duty of both parents, (2) children are entitled to share in the current income of read more

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    • Civility Between Divorcing Parents is Key

      Children have a paramount need to have functional rather than dysfunctional parents, who can civilly cooperate with each other and serve as positive role models for their children in the read more

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    • Mid-Week Visitation

      As recently stated in an unpublished decision by Judge Jones from Ocean County, 1) A parenting schedule between divorced parents must reasonably consider a child’s best interests, including educational interests, read more

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    • Don’t Interfere with Other Parent’s Parenting

      Don’t take sides or take issue with the day-to-day decisions or actions made by the other parent, especially in front of the children. For more information about your rights in read more

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    • Interventions for Children Going Through Divorce

      “Current evidence suggests that the loss of contact with parents, economic difficulties, stress, parental adjustment and competence, and inter-parental conflict all contribute at least to some degree to the difficulties read more

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    • Determining Ability to Earn for Support Purposes

      “One of the strongest indicators of a party’s ability to earn is the salary, which he or she was recently earning, especially when a party has been unemployed for only read more

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    • Voluntary Unemployment and Support

      “A parent who voluntarily leaves the world of gainful employment for however a good reason, does not thereby foreclose inquiry into the need for child support and the responsibility for read more

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    • Imputation of Income and Support

      There is no functional difference between imputing income to the supporting spouse earned from employment vs. that earned from investment. In both instances, the supporting spouse is required to earn read more

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    • Support and Income Generated by Assets

      To the extent that income is generated by a dependent spouse’s inheritance or by any other asset, that income is crucial to the issue of that spouse’s ability to contribute. read more

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    • Conflict Hurts Children

      Dr. Robert Hughes, Jr., Ph.D. of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wrote a paper on the impact of divorce on children. He concluded, in part, that children in high-conflict read more

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    • Preparation and Divorce

      “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” (Benjamin Franklin) For more information about your rights in divorce, please contact Chuck Vuotto at cvuotto@starrgern.com or by phone at his read more

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    • Divorce and Fear

      I have always said that the biggest thing impacting how a divorce will proceed is FEAR. As Ghandi said, “the enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it read more

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    • Divorce and Anger

      Forgive people in your life, even those who are not sorry for their actions. Holding on to anger only hurts you, not them. Anger will have a direct impact on read more

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    • Divorce is Not only an End But Also a Beginning

      Divorce is not only an end, but also a beginning. Remember, “in life, the things that go wrong are often the very things that lead to other things going right.” read more

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    • Preparing a Marital History

      In order to give your divorce attorney the information he or she needs, you should try to chronologically summarize all of the salient facts related to your relationship with your read more

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    • Significant Others and Children

      Behave discreetly with other people in the children’s presence. For more information about your rights in divorce, please contact Chuck Vuotto at cvuotto@starrgern.com or by phone at his Roseland, NJ read more

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    • Plan Before the Divorce

      Plan ahead for divorce. Remember, “it wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.” (Howard Ruff) If you know that divorce is in your future, do your research, gather your information, read more

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    • Don’t Burden Children Going Through Divorce

      Refrain from burdening the children with parental worries, especially parental financial, career or social problems. For more information about your rights in divorce, please contact Chuck Vuotto at cvuotto@starrgern.com or read more

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    • Cool Off Before Reacting to Ex-Spouse

      Engage in a cooling off period before reacting to your spouses (or ex-spouses) upsetting communications. The worst thing you can do is to email/text back a nasty response hastily drafted read more

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    • Be Flexible in Visitation with Children

      Be reasonably flexible in rearranging dates and time with the children to support important extended family events or activities important to the children. For more information about your rights in read more

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    • Review Your Divorce Lawyers Invoices

      Divorce can be expensive. However, the cost can be unnecessarily increased by not reviewing the invoices that you receive from your professionals upon receipt. Don’t just look at the balance read more

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    • Calls With Children in Divorce

      Use discretion as to the time and frequency of phone calls to the children. For more information about your rights in divorce, please contact Chuck Vuotto at cvuotto@starrgern.com or by read more

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    • Consistent and Predictable Roles in Child-Rearing

      Take a consistent and predictable role in the children’s life, using time with the children to strengthen a relationship with him/her. For more information about your rights in divorce, please read more

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    • Don’t Argue in Front of Children

      Refrain from fighting or arguing with the other parent in the presence of the children. For more information about your rights in divorce, please contact Chuck Vuotto at cvuotto@starrgern.com or read more

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    • Modifying Alimony

      As to modifying an alimony obligation, it is the public policy of New Jersey that the legal obligation of the supporting spouse is superseded and ends on the remarriage of read more

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    • Joint Problem Solving in Divorce

      Present a reasoned, open, cooperative, approach to solving problems and explicitly acknowledge the other parent’s concerns in family discussions. For more information about your rights in divorce, please contact Chuck read more

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    • Grandparent Visitation

      Grandparent visitation: Pursuant to Moriarty v. Bradt, 177 N.J. 84(2003), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1177 (2004), the New Jersey Supreme Court concluded that the need to avoid harm to the read more

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    • Parenting Decisions

      Don’t take sides or take issue with the day-to-day decisions or actions made by the other parent, especially in front of the children. For more information about your rights in read more

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    • Give Adequate Notice of Changes in Timesharing

      Give as much warning as possible to the other parent when requesting changes in schedules or plans. Except for emergencies, make changes in plans by mutual agreement with reasonable notice read more

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    • Can’t Bargain Away Child Support

      Refrain from attempting to bargain away child support for other things that results in a lessening of support due for a child "[T]he right to support belongs to the child. read more

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    • Don’t Use Children as Messengers During Divorce

      When in the midst of divorce or thereafter, don’t use the children as messengers between you and your spouse or ex-spouse. For more information about your rights in divorce, please read more

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    • Child Support Ends Upon Emancipation

      Remember that "Emancipation of a child is reached when the fundamental dependent relationship between parent and child is concluded, the parent relinquishes the right to custody and is relieved of read more

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    • Avoiding Harm to Children in Divorce

      Communicate with your spouse openly, honestly, and regularly to avoid misunderstandings which are harmful to the children, and to plan together as parents. For more information about your rights in read more

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    • Arbitration of Divorce Matters

      Consider arbitration of your family law matter. The public policy of New Jersey favors arbitration. Arbitration is a process by which parties enter into a contract or agreement to have read more

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    • Encourage Love for the Other Parent in Divorce

      Provide your children with an emotional environment in which she/he is free to continue to love the other parent. Encourage a good feeling from the children about the other parent read more

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    • How Proper Discovery Leads to Best Outcomes in Divorce

      Learn About the Tools of Discovery: Very often, one spouse does not have complete knowledge of the other party’s assets, liabilities, income or activities. That is when “discovery” comes into read more

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    • Give Honest Answers to Children’s Questions About Divorce

      Children of divorcing parents have the right to honest and age appropriate answers to questions about the changing family without placing blame on either parent. For more information about your read more

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    • Factors That are Considered When Establishing Alimony and Child Support

      Summarize Your Education/Earnings & Employment Histories: There are many factors that are considered when establishing alimony and child support. These factors include, but are not limited to, the length of read more

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    • Don’t Involve Children in Divorce Disputes

      Children involved in the divorce process have the right not to be perceived as a source of argument between the parents and particularly to be a willing or an unwilling read more

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    • Equitable Distribution in Divorce

      List Assets & Liabilities:  A major part of the case will be the “equitable distribution” of marital property.  There are three main steps in the process of dividing marital property read more

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    • Present a United Front to Children Going Through Divorce

      Remember that children have the right to be assured that the parents’ decision to divorce was not caused by anything in the children’s control. Once you’ve decided to divorce, try read more

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    • The Best Outcome in Divorce Starts with Information on Gathering

      Gather Information & Documents: You can avoid many months of litigation and thousands of dollars by gathering and copying key financial records in advance including but not limited to: (a) read more

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    • Children’s Rights in Divorce

      Children whose parents are divorcing have the right to continue to express love, affection and respect for each parent without having to stifle that love because of fear or disapproval read more

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    • Identifying Goals and Issues for Best Divorce Results

      Identify Your Issues & List Your Goals (Wish List & Bottom Line): Once you have summarized your marital history to your attorney, identify your major issues (e.g., custody, time-sharing, alimony, read more

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    • Finding the Best Divorce Lawyer

      There are certain attributes that you should look for in a divorce attorney. Of course, these attributes may vary depending on your needs and goals. However, primarily, you should look read more

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    • Children of Divorce

      Children of divorcing parties have the right to continuing care and guidance from both parents and to learn about and appreciate what is good in each parent. For more information read more

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    • Marital Fault and Divorce

      With certain limited exceptions, courts do not usually consider who was at fault in the break up of the marriage when dealing with financial issues. Therefore, as hard as it read more

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    • Marital Lifestyle and Alimony – Child Support

      Marital Lifestyle is a statutory factor for various aspects of a divorce including child support, alimony, and property division. You need to give the underlying information to your attorney so read more

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    • Children’s Feelings and Divorce

      Remember that children of divorcing parties have the right to a relaxed, secure and continuing relationship with both parents and to be able to experience regular and consistent contact with read more

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    • Divorce and Emotions

      Keep emotions in check. Fear and other emotional reactions to the breakup of a marriage, while totally understandable, can derail your ultimate goal of a fair, economical and expeditious resolution read more

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    Divorce & Family Law

    With well over 100 written Articles and Tips available on this site, it is clear that divorce lawyer Charles Vuotto works tirelessly to keep his clients and the public informed on the best way to navigate a course that is not always well travelled. His Tips always bring the same idea home…what is the best way for the spouses and children to move forward.

    Custody/Support | Time Sharing

    Unfortunately, it’s the children who suffer most in divorce. Mr. Vuotto shares his experience with articles that range from “Child Custody Basics in New Jersey” all the way to “Resolving Disputes Regarding Preschool Attendance”, where he addresses a legal issue of first impression regarding the rights and obligations of divorced parents when their child attends preschool.

    Mediation & Arbitration

    Is there a less painful alternative to divorce? Yes – mediation and arbitration. Mediation tends to not only be more productive, but gentler and less stressful for all parties involved. The parties meet with an unbiased mediator who does not side with either party. The goal of mediation is to reach an amicable resolution determined by the individuals involved.

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    Early Settlement Panel – In Person, Virtual or Hybrid

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    Domestic Violence & Due Process Rights

    By: Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq.                                                                               The Appellate Division recently published a decision in read more

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    Life Insurance Language for Marital Settlement Agreements

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    Roseland, NJ 07068

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