New Jersey Divorce lawyer Charles F. Vuotto, exclusively practicing all aspects of NJ divorce law.

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:

I am a shareholder with the Woodbridge based law firm of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer and am part of their Matrimonial Attorney Team. I 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. I was 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.

I am Certified by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney. I am a member of the New Jersey State, Union and Middlesex County Bar Associations and a member of each Association's Family Law Section. I am a member of the Executive Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Family Law Section and the Family Law Section of the Middlesex County Bar Associstion, and serve on various subcommittees regarding arbitration and technology. I am a delegate to the General Council of the State Bar Association on behalf of the Family Law Section. I am the Co-Chair of the Matrimonial Section of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey. I am the Co-Managing Editor of the New Jersey Family Lawyer, a publication of the Family Law Section of the NJSBA. I am also a member of the American Bar Association and its Family Law Section.

I have lectured on Family Law on behalf of the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (“ICLE”) on numerous occasions including but not limited to the 2004 Family Law Symposium. I have also lectured on behalf of the New Jersey Bar Foundation (“NJBF”). I have lectured to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) at its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas in 2001. I have lectured to the New Jersey Society of CPA’s (“NJSCPA”). I continue to lecture to the public, bench, bar, accountants and paralegals on various family law related issues. I have co-presented, with the rest of the Matrimonial attorneys of the firm, the “Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer Family Law Case Digest,” in conjunction with our annual seminar. I have been appointed as a “Discovery Master” by the Superior Court. I am an active panelist of the Union County Early Settlement Program and have served as a Blue Ribbon panelist for the Essex County Early Settlement Program.

I have 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).

I have authored or co-authored numerous articles on the topic of Family Law including:

Grandparent Visitation Rights by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (1999) (Doc. #1703308)
Preparation of Pendente Lite Applications by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2000) (Doc. #1870502)
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) (Doc. #1836688)
The Divorce Process by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2000) (Doc. #1891211)
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. (Doc. #1850021)
Stock Options as Income by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Paul Gazaleh, CPA Special Thanks to Lisa Steirman (2001) (Doc. #2008277)
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) (Doc. #1919833)
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) (Doc. #2174359)
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". (Doc #1844588)
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) (Doc. #2089546)
To Save or Not to Save - That is the Question by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Andrea White O'Brien, Esq. (2002) (Doc. #2097866)
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) (Doc. #2384580)
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. (Doc. #2161276)
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. (Doc. #2329003)
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) (Doc. #2373539)
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) (Doc. #2254670)
Top Ten Things to Know When Contemplating Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2004) (Doc. #2461113)
Marketing from The Big Firm Perspective by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (With Special Thanks to Donna Krstec of AJIS.com) (2004) (Doc. #2417748)
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) (Doc. #2486891)
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 (Doc. #2632653)
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 (Doc. #2558732)
The Supreme Court Decision in Weishaus What Duty of Care Has it Imposed? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2005) (Doc. #2658954)
Fault - Has it Re-emerged, Does it still exist? by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and John Eory, Esq. (2005) (Doc. #2611733)
Significant Clauses for Matrimonial Settlement Agreements by David M. Wildstein, Esq. and Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2005) (Doc. #2668560)
Retrieving Electronically Stored Information Incident To Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. & Joshua A. Freeman, Esq. (2006) (Doc. #2826965)
Savings - A Budget Item With a Purpose by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Melinda Colon (2006) (Doc. #2778180)
Admission Into Evidence of Market Reports, Commercial Publications and Learned Treatises by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2006) (Doc. #2769630)
Stock Option Distribution Via Constructive Trusts In Divorce Settlements by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (2006) (Doc. #2720816)
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 (Doc. #2857236)
Dangers of Utilizing the Business Accountant as a Valuation Expert in Divorce by Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. and Scott Maier, CPA (2007) (Doc. #2868226)

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