In many divorces, two of the most important decisions a family will make involve where the children will live and what role each parent will play in their lives. As with many aspects of the end of a marriage, the approach you and your legal counsel use when determining custody matters can significantly affect your relationships with your former spouse and your children.

The resolution of a divorce is either negotiated between the  parties or resolved by the court. If both parties can reach an agreement on all issues, the attorneys at Ulrichsen Rosen & Freed LLC can draft a marital settlement agreement, which eliminates the need for extended litigation.

Even if you do not currently agree with your spouse on all the issues in your divorce proceedings, you do not have to have an acrimonious legal battle to resolve them. For some families, collaborative divorce is a way to separate spouses’ personal and legal lives without causing further damage to the relationships in the family.

After a divorce is finalized, former spouses may need legal counsel for a range of modifications to their divorce decree or marital settlement agreement. When clients need representation for a legal issue post divorce, the attorneys at Ulrichsen Rosen & Freed LLC will provide clients with experienced guidance.

Family law problems are complicated matters that intertwine conflicted personal relationships with their legal implications. Allegations of domestic violence in a relationship can add more complexity to your divorce or other family law dispute.

Same-sex couples in New Jersey have been able to enter into civil unions since 1997. A civil union is not a marriage, but it entitles same-sex couples to many of the same rights and benefits afforded to an opposite-sex couple. There are differences, however, that require guidance from an experienced attorney when same-sex unions are being created or dissolved.