Theodore Sliwinski, Attorney at Law

Articles

Health Insurance and Divorce in New Jersey FAQ

Category: Insurance, New Jersey

Unless each spouse has health insurance through his or her own job, and the couple has no children, a divorcing couple must decide how to manage their health insurance benefits. Often, an employer's policy covers the whole family. But after a divorce, the spouse with the family health insurance coverage can no longer cover the dependent spouse.

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Handling Joint Accounts in Your New Jersey Divorce

Category: Credit and debt, New Jersey

Once a couple starts a divorce, they have to sort out what to do with their shared property, including joint financial and other accounts. Your checking and savings accounts, investments, credit cards, safe deposit boxes, and other property will all have to be distributed as part of the divorce process. 

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Inheritances and Divorce

Category: Marital Property Division, New Jersey

1. Are inheritances subject to equitable distribution?

In most instances inheritances are not subject to equitable distribution in a divorce case.

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Can My Marriage Be Annulled? FAQs About Annulment.

Category: Divorce Basics, New Jersey

Here are answers to some common questions about annulment in New Jersey.

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Car Loans and Divorce in New Jersey: FAQs

Category: Credit and debt, New Jersey

Divorcing couples have plenty of important issues to resolve, including child support, custody issues, and division of property (perhaps including a jointly owned home). Settling who owes what on a car loan -- and what to do with the car -- might not seem like a big deal, given the other items on the list, but it can have enduring consequences.

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Change of a Child's Surname

Category: Before and after divorce, New Jersey

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Death and Divorce

Category: Before and after divorce, New Jersey

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Divorce and the Marital Home in New Jersey - FAQs

Category: Marital Property Division, New Jersey

In a divorce, what are my options with regard to the house?

When is the marital home considered to be marital property?

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Does Permanent Alimony Ever End?

Category: Family Support, New Jersey

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Domestic Violence -- Defense

Category: Divorce Basics, New Jersey

Domestic violence is a very serious problem in New Jersey. Each year thousands of domestic violence (“DV”) cases are filed. While most cases have merit, some accusers bring false charges against their spouses or partners in order to gain an advantage in divorce and/or custody proceedings. This article provides a basic overview of domestic violence defense in New Jersey.

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