The latest annual report issued by the New Jersey judiciary for the year ending June 30, 2021 shows a growing backlog of divorce cases amidst a historic statewide judge shortage. According to the acting administrative director of the New Jersey courts, the pandemic...
If happens to all of us. One minute you’re having a typical conversation with someone you care about – your spouse, son or daughter, friend, or co-worker, and then suddenly your emotions start to escalate. What you do our say next can either hurt the relationship or...
Even before the pandemic and resulting historic state-wide New Jersey court crisis, divorcing spouses could expect to save time, money, and aggravation by reaching out of court divorce agreements. But when the pandemic forced courthouses to close for most in-person...
On the heels of the global pandemic, there is now a historic state-wide New Jersey court crisis - not just in family court, but in the civil, criminal, and other divisions as well. When the pandemic hit, buildings were closed to most in-person trials for more than a...
It is a universal human experience to have doubts about ourselves, to feel self-conscious, to compare ourselves to others, and to avoid feeling rejected. But all our focus on being good enough can easily get in the way of connecting with others. When we perceive...
I am changing what I said previously in this post and in others. When I said that it is the conflict that exists in the home, not the actual divorce itself, that is most emotionally destructive to children. Since then, I’ve immersed myself in studying this subject. ...
There’s no question that separation and divorce are life-changing events, and can be a huge loss for everyone involved. When parents separate, it can be incredibly confusing and sad for kids. It can feel like their whole world has turned upside down. When I was 13,...
How many times in any given day do we have thoughts about people that are…well... less than ideal for a satisfying relationship? Consider the thoughts we have all day long about the people in our lives that separates us from them. He’s an a--shole. She took...
You might no longer wish to continue living with your spouse, yet you're not yet ready to get a divorce. Perhaps your home has become a constant battleground, a source of stress more than anything else. Perhaps you wish to separate from your spouse to see if the...
It seems it wasn’t that long ago that we came home from work, changed clothes, and had dinner as a family. Our workday was done. We knew that nothing would be expected of us until the next day. Going back to, let’s say, the 1990s, there wasn’t an easy way for...
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