New Jersey Divorce

Provided by our New Jersey Divorce Attorney, Mark S. Guralnick

The New Jersey divorce lawyer at the Law Offices of Mark S. Guralnick maintains an active practice in the area of matrimonial law. Our New Jersey family law firm handles divorces, annulments, legal separations and a wide variety of other family law matters, including child custody and support cases, alimony and spousal support, division of property, tax and insurance issues, enforcement and contempt procedures.

You may be eligible for an annulment if you or your spouse were already married to somebody else at the time that you were married to each other. In some states, you are eligible for an annulment if you marry another family member, if you are incurably impotent, or if you lack the mental condition to get married because you were under the influence of alcohol, drugs or similar agents. You may also be eligible for an annulment if there was a lack of mutual assent to the marital relationship. You may be eligible for an annulment if your marriage was procured by duress or fraud, or if you were under age at the time of your marriage.

You may be eligible for a divorce on one or more fault or no-fault grounds depending on what state you live in. For example, your state may recognize a divorce based on adultery, desertion or cruelty, sometimes referred to as cruel and inhumane treatment or cruel and barbarous conduct. Divorce is sometimes based on drug or alcohol addiction, mental disease, imprisonment or deviant sexual conduct.

A no-fault divorce may be granted in many states if you and your spouse have remained separated for a certain required period of time. Such a divorce does not require you to prove anybody’s fault during the marriage, but rather only requires that you remain separated, living in different homes, for the requisite time period. Generally, you must also show that there is no prospect of reconciliation. Some states require that you demonstrate or plead that there was an irretrievable breakdown in the relationship.

If you and your spouse have children, they must also be taken into account when you divorce. Decisions over child custody must be made as soon as the divorce is considered. A New Jersey child custody attorney can assist you in examining your case. Mark S. Guralnick can also help with your child support issues.

Divorce procedures vary widely from state to state, and you are well-advised to obtain an attorney experienced in family law. If you need assistance, please feel free to call us at 1-866-337-2900. For more information about specific divorce subjects, contact our New Jersey divorce attorney today.