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By: Jeralyn L. Lawrence and Charles F. Vuotto Jr. (Jeralyn L. Lawrence is the current President of the New Jersey State Bar Association) Since the worldwide pandemic began in early 2020, the New Jersey court system has worked diligently to modify its approach to the administration of justice to take into account the health crisis. read more
By: Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. The Appellate Division recently published a decision in A.A.R. v. J.R.C.[1] making it clear that procedural due process requires judges, before domestic violence trial, to inform defendants both of the serious consequences resulting from the entry of a final restraining order (FRO) and their right to retain legal read more
By Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. Stephen R. Urbinato, Esq. and Scott K. Schroeder The requirement that a payor spouse maintain a life insurance policy to secure his support obligations to the payee spouse and/or child of the marriage has become a common “boiler plate” provision of almost all Marital Settlement Agreements (hereinafter “MSA” read more
Palimony and the Statute of Frauds to be Considered by the Supreme Court in Moynihan v. Lynch By Charles F. Vuotto, Jr. On May 21, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court granted certification to review the palimony case of Moynihan v. Lynch. The question presented is whether the written agreement between the parties is unenforceable read more
There is little doubt that the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed our daily lives. It has changed how we work, play, and interact with each other. The extent and manner of personal interactions have been directly affected by the need to be hypervigilant, maintain social distance, wear face masks in public and potentially quarantine read more
Many of my firm’s clients have asked whether the spread of COVID-19 and/or the unprecedented governmental actions taken to control the coronavirus will provide a defense in the disputes which are sure to arise in the context of their family law matters. The following is a general and brief overview of the possible defenses available read more
Editor-in-Chief’s Column: Alimony Waivers and Modifiability by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr. The recent published case of Fattore v. Fattore[1] is raising some concern for practitioners that have included alimony waivers in their divorce settlement agreements and advised their clients that such waivers are immutable. The perception of immutability of the waiver is buttressed by read more
In this podcast, NJ divorce lawyer, Charles Vuotto Jr., answers the question: Will I need to pay alimony if I am the primary breadwinner? This is one podcast that is part of an entire ‘Women and Divorce’ podcast series. Click here to choose and listen to others.
In this podcast, NJ divorce lawyer, Charles Vuotto Jr., discusses: How to re-build retirement savings after divorce. This is one podcast that is part of an entire ‘Women and Divorce’ podcast series. Click here to choose and listen to others.
The Landau Decision Examined By Charles F. Vuotto, Jr. The New Jersey Appellate Division recently clarified a point of procedure when seeking to terminate or modify alimony in light of cohabitation in the case of Landau v. Landau[1]. For many years, cohabitation has been the basis to terminate or modify alimony. After the alimony statute read more