Significant Cases

Divorce/Family Law

The Szaferman Lakind family law department has proven itself to be a leader in the domestic relations arena. We have successfully litigated and negotiated divorce actions involving assets ranging from $100,000 to $250,000,000. The following is a sampling of some of our more interesting significant cases:

• Appellate Division affirms award of limited duration term alimony rather than permanent alimony to disabled wife despite 12 years of marriage. More info
• NJ Supreme Court rules parents can use binding, non-appealable arbitration to resolve custody and parenting time issues. More info
• 10 year marriage warrants permanent alimony. More info
• Permanent alimony award in 12 year marriage reversed. More info
• New Jersey Court could not require father to pay for college expenses where Pennsylvania entered the initial child support order. More info
• New Jersey Supreme Court agrees father's request to relocate to Florida with parties' 8 year old daughter should be denied as inimical to the child's best interests. More info
• Husband entitled to trial to determine whether he should receive portion of $330,000 of marital stock options he claimed were not disclosed at time of divorce. More info
• Professional Boxer's license suspended for failure to pay child support. More info
• $54,400 in alleged child support arrears vacated and probation account ordered closed. More info
• Final Restraining Order prohibiting father from communicating with parties' 17 year old son reversed after emergent appeal. More info
• In 3 separate cases, incorrect child support calculations are reversed by Appellate Division. More info
• Father granted custody of son after firm files an emergent application to help facilitate a return of a child who the mother had abducted and removed to the Country of Peru.
• Custodial father of 15 year old son and 13 year old daughter granted permission to relocate to State of Florida. More info
• In two separate cases, Appellate Division orders that marital coverture fraction should be utilized to fairly divide a spouse's defined benefit pension. More info
• Restricted stock awarded by employer as deferred compensation constitutes income for alimony and child support purposes. More info
• Portions of Final Judgement of Divorce by default summarily reversed and vacated. More info
• Final Restraining Order affirmed. More info
• Denial of Alimony Award Reversed More info
• Appellate Division affirms transfer of sole custody to father as well as 15 year old child's right to decide whether she visits with mother. More info

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