NJ Divorce Articles By Practice Area

Arbitration

• Has the Door Swung Too Far: An Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Johnson by Charles F. Vuotto,Jr., Editor-in-Chief, published in New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 31, Issue #5 (April 2011)
• Equal Protection for Arbitration, by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Editor-in-Chief, published in New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 31, Issue #2 (October 2010)
• Family Law Arbitration Statute-Its Time Has Come, by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section, published in New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 30, Issue #2 (November 2009)
• Arbitration and Mediation of Marital Disputes (The New Age) by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Noel S. Tonneman Esq. (With Special Thanks to Risa Kleiner, Esq. and Kristin Capalbo, Esq.) (2003)

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Business Valuation

• Division of Businesses in Divorce – What to Know by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq.
• Valuation in Divorce: Personal Goodwill v. Enterprise Goodwill by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr. and Barry S. Sziklay, published in New Jersey Family Law (March 2009)
• Dangers of Utilizing the Business Accountant as a Valuation Expert in Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Scott Maier, CPA (2007)
• Fair Market Value - Everyone Else is Using it, So Why Can't We? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. published in the Family Law Supplement of the New Jersey Law Journal in August 2005 
• Double Trouble - The appellate Court's Decision in Steneken Misses the Mark on the Double Dip by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Lisa Steirman, Esq. (2004)
• The Continuing Debate About Brown: What Constitutes "Extraordinary Circumstances"? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Scott Maier, CPA With Special Thanks to Daniel M. Serviss, Esq. (2003)
• Do Partners and Co-Shareholders Have Rights of Privacy in Divorce Discovery? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Jeffrey K. Epstein, Esq. With Special Thanks to Kristin M. Capalbo (2003)  
• Brown v. Brown (The Standard of Value Enigma) by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Scott Maier, CPA With Special Thanks to Theodore P. Brogowski, Esq. published in The Middlesex Advocate's February 2003 issue. 

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Alimony

• Alimony: Permanent v. Limited Duration (Guidance Please!) by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr. and Lisa Steirman-Harvey, published in the New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 29, Issue #6 (July 2009)
• Star Ledger, May 3, 2009 - Our divorce settlement: Till recession does it last
• Savings - A Budget Item With a Purpose by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Melinda Colon (2006)
• Miller Revisited - What is a Realistic Rate of Return? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Lee Ann McCabe, Blanche Lark Christerson and Michael J. A. Smith, published in the New Jersey Law Journal's August 4, 2003 issue.
• To Save or Not to Save - That is the Question by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Andrea White O'Brien, Esq. (2002)
• The Imputation of Income to Assets Distributed in Divorce (Miller v. Miller - Then and Now by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Lee Ann McCabe, Esq. With Special Thanks to Paul Gazaleh, CPA of The Chalfin Group (2002)
• The Lifestyle Analysis by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Carl D. Gensib, Esq., CPA published in New Jersey Family Lawyer's March 2001 issue.)
• Preparation of Pendente Lite Applications by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2000)  

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Custody

• Do Kids Really Count? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Editor-in-Chief, published in New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 32, Issue #2 (September 2011)
• Forensic Child Interviewing: Dos and Don’ts by Madelyn Simring Milchman, Ph.D., & Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq., published in New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 32, Issue #2 (September 2011)
• What is Harm to the Child by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Editor-In-Chief, to be published in the New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 31, Issue #6 (April 2011) 
• What Duty Do We Owe the Children? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., published in the New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 30, Issue #5  (July 2010) 
• Frequently Asked Question #4: (Reducing harm to children), by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (posted on tvelaw.com FAQ’s)
• What’s In A (Child’s) Name? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Lisa Steirman Harvey, Esq.  published in New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, No. 259 (August 2009)
• Evidential Standards of Custody & Timesharing: Are Reliability and Validity Standards Taking a Back Seat? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Lisa B. Steirman, Esq. (2005)

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Child Support

• Emancipation and Full Time College Status by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Editor-in-Chief, published in New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 32, Issue #5 (February 2012)

• Why Matrimonial Practitioners Should Address Graduate School In Marital Agreements by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Cheryl E. Connors, Esq. (Seminar materials at ATLA 4/30-5/1/08)

• Practice Pointers When Drafting “Educational Expense” Provisions in Matrimonial Settlement Agreements by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq., (Seminar materials at ATLA 4/30-5/1/08)
• The Revised Child Support Guidelines - When Deviation is Appropriate by Charles F. Vuotto Jr., Esq. and Risa A. Kleiner, Esq. published in the New Jersey Law Journal on August 13, 2007
• Preparation of Pendente Lite Applications by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2000)  

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Relocation of Children

• Should the Decision to Have Children Require a Presumption of Residential Proximity? By Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., published in the New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 31, Issue #3 (November 2010)
• Frequently Asked question #3: (Removal), by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (posted on tvelaw.com FAQ’s) 

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Divorce

• Automatic Order Entered Upon Filing Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., published in the New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 32, Issue #3 (November, 2011)
• How to Make the Family Bar More Family Oriented by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., published in the New Jersey Family Lawyer , Volume 30, Issue #4 (June 2010)
• Frequently Asked Divorce Question #1: What are the most common financial mistakes in a divorce? By Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Steven R. Enis, Esq. (posted on tvelaw.com FAQ’s)
• Realistic Trial Dates (Not an unrealistic expectation) by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., published in the New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 29, Issue #3 (January 2009)
• Admission Into Evidence of Market Reports, Commercial Publications and Learned Treatises by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2006)
• Retrieving Electronically Stored Information Incident To Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. & Joshua A. Freeman, Esq. (2006)
• Fault - Has it Re-emerged, Does it still exist? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and John Eory, Esq. (2005)
• The Supreme Court Decision in Weishaus What Duty of Care Has it Imposed? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2005)
• Top Ten Things to Know When Contemplating Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2004)
• The Divorce Process by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2000)   

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Stock Options

• Frequently Asked Divorce Question #2 (Stock Options) “My spouse has stock options at his work, are those considered to be an asset to be divided during our divorce? (posted on tvelaw.com FAQ’s)
• Stock Option Distribution Via Constructive Trusts In Divorce Settlements by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2006)
• Recent Developments in Stock Options (The once-popular compensation plan at a crossroads) by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Theodore P. Brogowski, Esq. (2002) 
• How Stock Options can Deepen the Pockets as More Courts Treat Them as Income (co-authored with Paul Gazaleh, CPA (February 2002))
• Stock Options as Income by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Paul Gazaleh, CPA Special Thanks to Lisa Steirman (2001)
• Employee Stock Options And Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. with special thanks to Robert J. Chalfin, CPA JD and Paul Gazaleh, CPA of the Chalfin Group, Inc. (2000)  

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Palimony

• Will Palimony Go The Way of the Siberian Tiger? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., published in the New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 30, Issue #3 (December 2009)

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Divorce Agreements

• A Rose by Any Other Name by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Editor-in-Chief, published in New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 32, Issue #4 (December 2011)
• Avoiding a Harrington Hearing, co-authored with Jane Altman, Esq. and published in the New Jersey Family Lawyer   
• Significant Clauses for Matrimonial Settlement Agreements by David M. Wildstein, Esq. and Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2005)

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Equitable Distribution

• Frequently Asked Questions: "How is it determined which of our property is marital and which is separate?" published in Divorce Magazine
• Standard of Value to be Applied in Real Estate Valuation in Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Cheryl E. Connors, Esq. (2008)
• Major Factors to Consider When Distribution Real Estate in Divorce, by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Cheryl E. Connors, Esq. (2008)
• Considerations When Valuing & Distributing Private Equity and Related Investments of High Net Worth Individuals in Divorce Matters by Paul M. Gazaleh, CPA and Charles F. Vuotto, Esq. published in the Matrimonial Strategist in the October 2000 issue as 'Strategies for Splitting Up the Spoils' of High Net-Worth Matrimonial Clients" and New Jersey Law Journal's August 7, 2002 issue as "Splitting Up The Spoils". 

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Timesharing With Children

• Grandparent Visitation Rights by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (1999)

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Counsel & Professional Fees

• Fiscal Responsibility of Litigants: An Effective Tool Underutilized by the Family Part By Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Editor-in-Chief, published in New Jersey Family Lawyer, Volume 32, Issue #1 (May 2011)

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