Burlington, NJ Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

You are entitled to 50% of all assets accumulated during the marriage except inheritance and personal injury awards are considered separate property. Alimony is not set by a formula. You should retain an attorney to assist you and to ensure that you receive what you are entitled to.

Of course, you can get a judgement of divorce without a property settlement agreement (PSA), but it would not be advisable if you have property that needs sharing.   Property means bank accounts, investment accounts, pensions, 401K's, IRA's Roth IRA's, valuable art, automobiles, tax liabilities, credit card debt, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or other economic valuables.  Once the judgement of divorce is entered, you will want all economic matters, all economic issues, concerning the marriage should be resolved at that time.  Without a writing, commonly called the "Property Settlement Agreement", you will be unable to enforce the verbal agreement you may have made. In addition, you will want all matters regarding custody and parenting time with your children resolved as well.  For example,  you will want to have a writting as to:  where  the children live; what time will they spend with the other parent; how will holidays be shared; where will the exchanges occur; and, at what time, to name some of the issues.  While parenting time is always flexible, having a writing gives the children a schedule which helps them feel safe, and parents will have an idea of when they might have free time.  

If she has filed and served her petition on her husband there are temporary restraining orders on both her and her husband. Both parties are restrained from taking the children out of state. However, she is not prohibited to leave on a getaway vacation as long as she does not take the children.