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1. Are gifts subject to equitable distribution in a divorce case? No. N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23 specifically excludes from equitable distribution all gifts received by either spouse from a third party. The third party is in most instances the parties’ parents. However, it is important to note that interspousal gifts are subject to equitable distribution. The burden of proving that an asset is an interspousal gift rests upon the party alleging the status of the property. Many disputes have arisen over whether a gift was to one or to both spouses, or whether a gift to one spouse lost its separate and immune character by virtue of being commingled with marital property – for example, by deposit in a joint savings bank account. See Dotsko v. Dotsko, 224 N.J. Super. 668 (App. Div. 1990). A typical type of interspousal gift is the conveyance of a home owned by one spouse prior to the marriage to both spouses as tenants by the entireties after the marriage. Such a gift converts what would otherwise h

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1. Are gifts subject to equitable distribution in a divorce case? No. N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23 specifically excludes from equitable distribution all gifts received by either spouse from a third party. The third party is in most instances the parties’ parents. However, it is important to note that interspousal gifts are subject to equitable distribution. The burden of proving that an asset is an interspousal gift rests upon the party alleging the status of the property. Many disputes have arisen over whether a gift was to one or to both spouses, or whether a gift to one spouse lost its separate and immune character by virtue of being commingled with marital property – for example, by deposit in a joint savings bank account. See Dotsko v. Dotsko, 224 N.J. Super. 668 (App. Div. 1990). A typical type of interspousal gift is the conveyance of a home owned by one spouse prior to the marriage to both spouses as tenants by the entireties after the marriage. Such a gift converts what would otherwi

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MEDIATION OR COUNSELING REQUIREMENTS: If the court concludes that there is a prospect of reconciliation, the court, at the request of either party, or on its own motion, may order a conciliation conference. The conciliation conference and counseling shall take place at the established court conciliation service of that judicial district or at any similar service or facility where no court conciliation service has been established. In an action for dissolution of marriage involving minor children, or in a post-judgment proceeding involving minor children, the court may on its own motion order the parties, excluding the minor children, to attend an educational program concerning the effects of dissolution of marriage on the children, if the court finds that it would be in the best interests of the minor children. [Based on Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 - Chapter 5 - Section: 404 and 401.1]

III. FAILED MARRIAGE The cases involving the distribution of a ring given in contemplation of marriage upon dissolution of a marriage have uniformly adopted the conditional gift theory. These cases apply contract principles. Such application almost always ends with the donee being awarded the ring. The cases often cite the three essential elements of an inter vivos gift: (1) a present intention on the part of the donor to make a gift to the donee; (2) the delivery of the property by the donor to the donee; and (3) the acceptance of the property by the donee. Upon acceptance, the donee's right to ownership becomes absolute in form. The courts further explain that there is a condition subsequent attached to the gift. In Lipton v. Lipton, 134 Misc. 2d 1076, 514 N.Y.S.2d 158, 159 (Sup. Ct. 1986), the court said: An engagement ring is a gift to which a condition subsequent, the fulfillment of the marriage agreement, is attached. . . . [A]lthough a gift made in contemplation of ma

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Jurisdiction and Venue Deciding where you may – and where you might – press your custody case is the first and one of the most important considerations you must undertake. Custody cases are usually brought in conjunction with a divorce case and, therefore, the location where a divorce case is started is sometimes – though not always – determined by the state and county of residence of the children. Custody cases, however, may be filed without a divorce.1 A “uniform” law2 (passed in virtually every state in one form or another) defines the general rule as this: the last state where the child lived for at least six months should be the state that should hold jurisdiction over a custody trial. Exceptions to the rule began to abound, however, and soon exceeded the rule itself. In response, the law was revised January 1, 2004 and the new law3 is very specific about where a custody case may be initiated. The new law quickly developed it’s own rules and exceptions and they can be very trick

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How are property and debts divided at divorce?It is common for a divorcing couple to decide about dividing their property and debts themselves (with or without the help of a neutral third party like a mediator), rather than leaving it to the judge. However, if a couple cannot agree, they can submit their property dispute to the court, which will use state law rules to divide the property. Courts divide property under one of two basic schemes: community property or equitable distribution. Debts are divided according to the same principles. Community property. In Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico, all property of a married person is classified as either community property (owned equally by both spouses) or the separate property of one spouse. At divorce, community property is generally divided equally between the spouses, while each spouse keeps his or her separate property.Equitable distribution. In all

1. Are gifts subject to equitable distribution in a divorce case? No. N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23 specifically excludes from equitable distribution all gifts received by either spouse from a third party. The third party is in most instances the parties’ parents. However, it is important to note that interspousal gifts are subject to equitable distribution. The burden of proving that an asset is an interspousal gift rests upon the party alleging the status of the property. Many disputes have arisen over whether a gift was to one or to both spouses, or whether a gift to one spouse lost its separate and immune character by virtue of being commingled with marital property – for example, by deposit in a joint savings bank account. See Dotsko v. Dotsko, 224 N.J. Super. 668 (App. Div. 1990). A typical type of interspousal gift is the conveyance of a home owned by one spouse prior to the marriage to both spouses as tenants by the entireties after the marriage. Such a gift converts what would

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WITH THIS RING: POSSESSION OF ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RINGS UPON TERMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP I. INTRODUCTION Engagement and wedding rings are one of the most popular traditions surrounding the institution of marriage. Traditionally, to formalize an engagement, a man gives his fiancee a ring as a token of his devotion. Upon marriage, both spouses exchange rings to show that they are binding themselves to one another as husband and wife. Unfortunately, these promises to love one another forever do not always last as long as the rings which symbolize them. When an engagement or marriage fails, therefore, the ownership of the engagement and wedding rings often becomes an issue. Because the rings have a great deal of both sentimental and monetary value, that issue tends to be very intensely litigated.

How to End Your Marriage – Divorce or Annulment? By illinois on Thursday, September 1st, 2011 | No Comments Are divorce and annulment the same thing? Well they both are the end of a marriage, but they each have their own ways of ending things. Divorce tends to be a bit more complicated than annulment, but could make more sense for some marriages. Are there restrictions in getting an annulment? Annulment is a legal way to end the marriage, in a sense making it seem that it never happened in the first place. It effectively erases the marriage making it never valid. It can be initiated by either the husband or the wife and they must prove they have valid reasons for ending the marriage and the means of proving it. Some reasons that must be proven to be able to annul a marriage are: Bigamy: that one party is already married to someone else, without the other partner’s knowledge. ]]> Forced Consent: One partner was forced into the marriage under threat or duress an

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Who Owns Your Frozen Embryo? Promises and Pitfalls of Emerging Reproductive Options Robyn Shapiro is a lawyer in Milwaukee specializing in reproductive issues. Our enhanced ability to freeze sperm, embryos and now ova, and then to thaw them without destroying their biological potential, has offered a number of new reproductive options to fertile and infertile individuals. In fact, cryo-preservation (freezing) of embryos is now a standard practice at in vitro fertilization (IVF) programs because it enhances both the safety and the efficiency of IVF. Standard IVF treatment involves the surgical removal of eggs from a woman's ovaries, extracorporeal fertilization, and then placement in the uterus. The woman's ovaries are hormonally stimulated to produce multiple eggs so that more than the one egg naturally produced during a monthly cycle can be retrieved. Typically, many more eggs are retrieved than can be safely fertilized and implanted in the uterus at one time. Cryopreservation

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Dads get involved with their kids during a divorce: A lot of dads today are very involved in caring for their children. Some take their children to school, sports practice and doctors’ appointments. Many fathers take an active role in daily parenting. Women do not receive the custody of minor children just “because they are the mom”. Custody is determined based upon what is in the childrens’ best interest and the law is gender-neutral. The Mehta Law Group 312-590-2000 info@mehtalawgroup.com www.mehtalawgroup.com

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ALIMONY/MAINTENANCE/SPOUSAL SUPPORT: The court may grant a temporary or permanent maintenance award for either spouse in amounts and for periods of time as the court deems just, without regard to marital misconduct, in gross or for fixed or indefinite periods of time, and the maintenance may be paid from the income or property of the other spouse after consideration of all relevant factors, including: •The income and property of each party, including marital property apportioned and non-marital property assigned to the party seeking maintenance. •The needs of each party. •The present and future earning capacity of each party. •Any impairment of the present and future earning capacity of the party seeking maintenance due to that party devoting time to domestic duties or having forgone or delayed education, training, employment, or career opportunities due to the marriage. •The time necessary to enable the party seeking maintenance to acquire appropriate education, training, and employme

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How can I keep my divorce private from my employer? There is no obligation to disclose a divorce proceeding to your employer. However, there may be requirements, from time to time, for you to physically appear in Court before the Judge. Also, most parties divorcing with minor children will opt to facilitate child support payments through the State Disbursement Unit of Illinois via automatic withholding/garnishment from one spouse’s pay directly. The employer will receive a copy of the Uniform Order for Support establishing child support for the minor child(ren), as well as a Notice to Withhold directing the employer to withhold the specific sum for child support to be forwarded to the State Disbursement Unit. The Mehta Law Group www.mehtalawgroup.com

LEGAL GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE: No Fault: That the spouses have lived separate and apart for a continuous period in excess of 2 years and irreconcilable differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and the court determines that efforts at reconciliation have failed or that future attempts at reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best interests of the family. If the spouses have lived separate and apart for a continuous period of not less than 6 months next preceding the entry of the judgment dissolving the marriage, as evidenced by testimony or affidavits of the spouses, the requirement of living separate and apart for a continuous period in excess of 2 years may be waived upon written stipulation of both spouses filed with the court. Fault Grounds: The following grounds for dissolution exist if, without cause or provocation by the petitioner: •The respondent was at the time of such marriage, and continues to be naturally impotent naturally impotent. •T

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Old dog Tray's ever faithful, grief cannot drive him away; he's gentle, he is kind; I'll never, never find a better friend than old dog Tray." Stephen C. Foster, Old Dog Tray The affection that people feel for their pets is real and palpable. That affection often leads parties to a divorce to argue by analogy to custody law that possession of the family pet should be decided on a "best interests of the pet" standard, separate and apart from the principles of classification and division of marital property. The courts have long recognized and commented upon the tension between custody and property law when it comes to pets. One of the first decisions to comment upon considerations that a divorce court must undertake when considering the ownership of a dog was Akers v. Sellers, 114 Ind. App. 660, 54 N.E.2d 779 (1944), an action in replevin. The Appellate Court of Indiana, en banc, stated the august nature of the proceedings thus: This is a controversy over the

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LEGAL GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE: No Fault: That the spouses have lived separate and apart for a continuous period in excess of 2 years and irreconcilable differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and the court determines that efforts at reconciliation have failed or that future attempts at reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best interests of the family. If the spouses have lived separate and apart for a continuous period of not less than 6 months next preceding the entry of the judgment dissolving the marriage, as evidenced by testimony or affidavits of the spouses, the requirement of living separate and apart for a continuous period in excess of 2 years may be waived upon written stipulation of both spouses filed with the court. Fault Grounds: The following grounds for dissolution exist if, without cause or provocation by the petitioner: •The respondent was at the time of such marriage, and continues to be naturally impotent naturally impotent. •T

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Lottery Winnings Ever since a majority of states acquired “lottery fever,” there have been a growing number of news stories and court opinions about how lottery winnings are to be divided in the event of a divorce. Sometimes the issue arises when one spouse wins a big lottery after the couple separates, but before a divorce becomes final. The spouse who bought the lottery ticket wants to keep all the winnings for himself or herself, while the other spouse wants a piece of the action. The rule in most states is that if the winnings came from a lottery ticket purchased during the marriage—even if the parties were separated—the winnings are marital or community property, which means they can be divided between the husband and wife. In some states, however, the winner may keep all if the parties had already separated. The Mehta Law Group 312-590-2000 www.mehtalawgroup.com

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If your spouse has retirement savings, you are probably entitled, by law, to half. This money can be used for your own retirement or for a down payment on a house, relocation expenses, or other current expenses. To avoid the 10% penalty on early withdrawal, be sure to follow IRS regulations, as covered in Divorce and Retirement Assets: Getting the Money Without Getting the 10% IRS Tax Penalty. The Mehta Law Group www.mehtalawgroup.com 312-590-2000

The Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act (the Act) governs the terms and conditions regarding the division of your retired pay. Simply stated, they are too voluminous to completely explain in this article. This article will specifically address the four possible methods of defining the portion awarded to your soon-to-be former spouse. In a subsequent article we will explore the issues surrounding the survivor benefit plan (SBP) as well as other issues. There are four potential options when considering a division of retired pay: a stated dollar amount, a percentage amount, a coverture fraction formula and a delayed order option. Each has its own advantage and/or disadvantage to you and/or your former spouse. Knowing how each method effects your financial situation could potentially put additional retired pay dollars into your pocket. I will comment on each below: Coverture Fraction Formula This Act states that the payment of an amount of retired pay must be expressed in doll

Alimony in Lieu of Property Under Illinois divorce law, the so-called “equitable distribution” principle (enacted in 1977) allows courts to allocate marital property in myriad ways. The asset mix in the “marital pot” in numerous cases, however, does not lend itself to a percentage division that a court is likely to order (or on which the parties might ideally agree). Lack of liquidity is a common reality; and, in some such cases, the would-be property transferor may prefer to draw on future income so as to effect a buyout of marital property claims. Commonly, this thinking leads to an arrangement in which, in lieu of property delivered to the other ex-spouse on entry of a judgment, a stream of future payments is structured as alimony for federal income tax purposes, buttressed with contractual terms providing for the stream to “ride through” most standard terminating events (such as remarriage, cohabitation, or death of the payor), as well as for the stream to be non-modifiable.

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I have to be separated from my spouse for 6 months or 2 years. There are legal separation periods required for Illinois divorces. However, many people misunderstand them. If a divorce is based on reasons other than for irreconcilable differences (e.g., infidelity or cruelty), there usually are no required separation periods. The separation period applies to the time by which the divorce is ENDED not begun. Additionally, even if you are living in the same home together, you may be legally separated. Bottom line is that the separation period should not be the reason for delay. I have to time the divorce perfectly There is no such thing. We will help you with pre-filing considerations. It is important that you are prepared for the ups and downs of a divorce process. Preparation is what makes the timing right. I have to pay for wrongdoing. Illinois is a no fault state. That means that Illinois divorce laws do not reward or punish good or bad behavior in a marriage. There are some be

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Alimony answer? Alimony or Maintenance is generally awarded to spouses who are a part of a long term marriage, who perhaps were unable to work for health reasons and who were married to spouses who could afford to meet their reasonable needs. Courts have maintained their efforts to provide reasonable subsidy to the lesser earning spouse. Alimony or Maintenance awards are based upon the following: 1.Income and property of each party 2.Needs of each party 3.Present and future earnings of each party; including any impairment of this earning capacity due to the party devoting time to domestic duties, having forgone or delayed education, training, employment or career opportunities; including time needed to cure such impairment 4.Standard of living established during the marriage 5.The duration of the marriage 6.Age, physical and emotional condition of both parties 7.Tax consequences of the property division of the parties 8.Contributions and sources by the party seeking maintenance to the

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