Divorce & Family Law Articles

Welcome to Law Offices of Peter Van Aulen

Overview of the Family Law Resource Center & Practice Areas Guide

At the Law Offices of Peter Van Aulen, we understand that our family law practice has the potential to touch the most personal areas of your life, including your marriage and your children. The legal team at the Law Offices of Peter Van Aulen recognize that when you are facing a divorce, a child custody dispute, or some other family law matter, emotions may run high and the number of questions you have likely far outnumber answers that you readily have at hand. At our law firm, we have long understood that knowledge is power. An important part of our mission is to provide clients and the broader community – people like you – with the tools and resources needed to make informed, sensible decisions about legal issues and the future.

This section of our law firm’s website is designed not only to provide a comprehensive overview of our areas of representation but to afford you access to highly authoritative legal resource materials. These well-researched articles cover a broad spectrum of topics in the area of family law.

Keep in mind that these resources are not a substitute for personalized legal advice. The Law Offices of Peter Van Aulen are here for you to provide you with the legal representation you require in your specific case.

Topical Areas Included in Our Resource Center and Practice Guide

Our resource center is organized to reflect the full range of family law practice areas in which we provide experienced, tenacious representation to our clients. Among the primary topics we include in the resource center are:

Divorce: The Law Offices of Peter Van Aulen provides a full range of legal representation for people who’ve made the difficult decision to pursue a New Jersey marriage dissolution case. In this regard, our library of articles on divorce covers the full spectrum of issues and topics a person is apt to have when seeking a New Jersey divorce.

Child Custody and Parenting Time: At our firm, we understand the unique challenges presented to residents of the Garden State who face issues associated with child custody and parenting time. Our resources and representation fully takes into account the importance of custody and associated decisions being made in a manner to protect and advance the best interests of a child.

Child Support: Time and again, child support becomes a contentious issue between parents involved in a divorce or other family law proceedings. We provide an overview of the manner in which New Jersey child support is calculated. We also address situations in which deviations from guidelines might be permitted. Our firm has provided forceful representation when it comes to the enforcement or modification child support orders.

Alimony and Spousal Maintenance: Through our resource center, we help people come to a clearer understanding of the different types of alimony or spousal support. We also explore such matters as the factors courts consider when awarding New Jersey alimony.

Property and Asset Division: Marital property, business interests, retirement accounts, and debts are all part of the information we provide in this resource center and in the representation we provide to clients on a daily basis. Our articles explain everything from the equitable division of property standard utilized in New Jersey to meaningful strategies for reaching fair settlements in New Jersey divorce cases.

Domestic Violence and Protective Orders: The Law Office of Peter Van Aulen provides resources and representation on domestic violence and protection from abuse. This includes everything from obtaining restraining orders as well as representation to defend against false allegations of domestic abuse.

Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation and collaborative law offer ways to resolve family disputes outside of court. We explain the benefits, limitations, and circumstances where these approaches may be appropriate.

Other areas in which our firm provides representation (and our resource center includes important information: include:

• Contempt of Court
• Palimony
• Paternity
• Same sex divorces
• Prenuptial agreements
• Postnuptial agreements
• Military Divorce

Why We Created the Family Law Resource Center & Practice Areas Guide

A wide range of people can benefit from our authoritative resource center – and, ultimately, from representation by the legal team at the Law Offices of Peter Van Aulen. We understand that many people looking for information about New Jersey family law matters find themselves overwhelmed by conflicting answers, legal jargon, or even outdated resources. In addition, if you are in a position at which you feel you need experienced, committed legal representation, we will schedule a no-cost and no-obligation initial consultation at your convenience. We are here for you. Therefore, if you have a divorce or a family law matter call the Law Offices of Peter Van Aulen today at (201) 887-0461 for a free consultation.