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Dear Cassie: What are the laws pertaining to prenuptial agreements in New Jersey?  -S.E. Dear S.E.:   Prenuptial agreements (also known as premarital agreements) are contracts between soon-to-be married couples which attempt to define the rights and obligations of both parties in the event of a future divorce.  Those rights and…

Dear Cassie: My daughter is going through a divorce, and now her husband is trying to bring me into it.   He sent me a demand for my income tax returns in a Subpoena.  Do I have to give them?  -J.P. Dear J.P.:     Outside of the realm of divorce…

Dear Cassie: Do I have the right to claim our children as a dependent on my income taxes, even when I don’t have primary custody of them?  -M.S. Dear M.S.:  You may already have a Settlement Agreement, Judgment of Divorce, or Order which addresses the right of either party to…

Dear Cassie: I am in the process of going through a divorce. My wife and I have two children.  Our children have usually played recreational sports throughout our town.  However, now our son wants to join a travel league. This is going to be much more expensive, and I’m concerned…

Dear Cassie: I am divorced and have primary residential custody of our children.  Our children are going into the 3rd and 1st grade.  Given some educational concerns that I have, I want to enroll our children in private school (they have previously gone to public school).  My ex-husband doesn’t agree. …

Dear Cassie: I am in the process of going through a divorce.  I do not currently work and have not worked for most of the marriage (10 years).  My husband and I lived a very nice lifestyle during our marriage, which included regularly attending the theater and opera in Manhattan. …