of New Jersey divorce lawyer, Charles F. Vuotto, Jr. Esq.

Practice Areas: Family Law in New Jersey Areas of Emphasis: New Jersey Divorce law, Equitable Distribution of Assets, Support, Alimony, Custody, Visitation and Domestic Violence; Prenuptial Agreements; Divorce Law Aspects of Valuation and Distribution of Businesses and Employee Benefits (e.g., Stock Options, Restricted Stock, etc.); Marital Torts. Bar Admission: New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1986

CHARLES F. VUOTTO, JR. Education: J. D., Ohio Northern University College of Law, 1986 B.A., Seton Hall University, 1983

Biographical Information:

Mr. Vuotto is a partner with the Matawan based law firm of Tonneman, Vuotto & Enis, LLC and was admitted to the Bar of the State of New Jersey and to the U.S. District Court of the District of New Jersey in 1986.  He graduated from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983 and from Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law, with the degree of Juris Doctor, in 1986. 

Certified by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney, Mr. Vuotto is a member of the New Jersey State, Union and Middlesex County Bar Associations and a member of each Association's Family Law Section.  He is also Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Family Law Section and the Family Law Section of the Middlesex County Bar Association, and serves on various subcommittees regarding arbitration and technology.  He is a delegate to the General Council of the State Bar Association on behalf of the Family Law Section, and serves as the Co-Chair of the Matrimonial Section of the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ).  Mr. Vuotto is one of two Co-Managing Editors of the New Jersey Family Lawyer, which is a highly respected and quoted publication of the Family Law Section, and is also a member of the American Bar Association and its Family Law Section.

Mr. Vuotto has lectured on Family Law on behalf of the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (“ICLE”) on numerous occasions including but not limited to the 2004  and 2008 Family Law Symposium and has also lectured on behalf of the New Jersey Bar Foundation (“NJBF”).  He has lectured to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) at its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas in 2001.  He has lectured to the New Jersey Society of CPA’s (“NJSCPA”), and continues to lecture to the public, bench, bar, accountants and paralegals on various family law related issues. 

Mr. Vuotto has co-presented, with the Matrimonial attorneys of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, a Family Law Case Digest in conjunction with their annual seminar. He has been appointed as a “Discovery Master” by the Superior Court and is an active panelist of the Union County Early Settlement Program and has served as a Blue Ribbon panelist for the Essex County Early Settlement Program.

Mr. Vuotto has authored the brief  in support of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae in the case of Brown v. Brown, 348 N.J.Super. 466 (App. Div. 2002).  

Charles F. Vuotto has authored or co-authored numerous articles on the topic of Family Law, including:

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

• Preparation of Pendente Lite Applications by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2000)

• 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) (

• The Divorce Process by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2000)

• The Lifestyle Analysis by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Carl D. Gensib, Esq., CPA published in New Jersey Family Lawyer's March 2001 issuue.

• Stock Options as Income by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Paul Gazaleh, CPA Special Thanks to Lisa Steirman (2001)

• Enhanced Earning Capacity: Is It an Asset Subject to Equitable Distribution Under NJ Law? by David M. Wildstein, Esq. and Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2001)

• 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)

• 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 LawJournal's August 7, 2002 issue as "Splitting Up The Spoils".

• 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)

• To Save or Not to Save - That is the Question by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Andrea White O'Brien, Esq. (2002)

• 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)

• 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.

• 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.

• 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)

• 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)

• Top Ten Things to Know When Contemplating Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2004)

• Marketing from The Big Firm Perspective by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (With Special Thanks to Donna Krstec of AJIS.com) (2004)

• 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)

• 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

• 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

• The Supreme Court Decision in Weishaus What Duty of Care Has it Imposed? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2005)

• Fault - Has it Re-emerged, Does it still exist? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and John Eory, Esq. (2005)

• Significant Clauses for Matrimonial Settlement Agreements by David M. Wildstein, Esq. and Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2005)

• Retrieving Electronically Stored Information Incident To Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. & Joshua A. Freeman, Esq. (2006)

• Savings - A Budget Item With a Purpose by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Melinda Colon (2006)

• Admission Into Evidence of Market Reports, Commercial Publications and Learned Treatises by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2006)

• Stock Option Distribution Via Constructive Trusts In Divorce Settlements by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2006)

• 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

• Dangers of Utilizing the Business Accountant as a Valuation Expert in Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Scott Maier, CPA (2007)

• Star Ledger, May 3, 2009 - Our divorce settlement: Till recession does it last

• Major Factors to Consider When Distribution Real Estate in Divorce, by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Cheryl E. Connors, Esq. (2008) (Doc. #2975298)

• Standard of Value to be Applied in Real Estate Valuation in Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Cheryl E. Connors, Esq. (2008) (Doc. #3001289)

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