Asset and Property Issues

A QDRO is a qualified domestic relations order. It is required under federal law. After you have a signed property settlement agreement, your attorney will send the agreement along with the pension information and the checklist to someone who prepares QDROs. All they do is prepare QDROs, because the nuances of federal law are quite […]

First we identify what types of assets there are. Is there a pension, differed compensation, a 401(k), or an IRA? Do we have a value on these assets? The first issue is identifying the assets and determining whether they are considered marital property or pre-marital property. Alison C. Leslie, Esq. practices family law exclusively in […]

Should a divorcing person keep the marital home? It really depends upon the details of the case. Oftentimes, the marital home has a lot of work that needs to be done. People don’t necessarily consider that, especially if they have young children and they want to keep the house until the children graduate from high […]

In New Jersey, matrimonial property is called marital property and it is considered from the date of marriage to the date of the filing of the complaint for divorce, unless the parties agree to a different date of division. For example, some people might not want to file a complaint for divorce and would rather […]