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Mark Guralnick
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Law Office of Mark S. Guralnick
55 Madison Avenue 4th Floor Morristown, NJ 07960Â» view map
Divorce & Family Law
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Mark S. Guralnick and his legal team have helped clients throughout the USA and across the world by applying unparalleled dedication and hard work to each case.

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1. Mark Guralnick Morristown, NJ
  Attorney at Law - NJ, 1984
  Shepard Broad Law Center J.D.1984
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Includes: Guardianships & Conservatorships, Custody & Visitation

Christopher James DeFilippis

Divorce & Family Law, Estate, Trusts, Guardianships & Conservatorships

Status: Licensed: 20 Years

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92 Main St, Chester, NJ 07930

Linda Mainenti-Walsh

Family Law, Child Custody, Adoption, Collection

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165 East Main Street, Denville, NJ 07834

Charles Vuotto

Divorce & Family Law, Divorce, Family Law, Child Custody

Status: Licensed: 39 Years

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100 East Hanover Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927

Francesca Susana Blanco

Guardianships & Conservatorships, Divorce & Family Law

Status: Licensed: 29 Years

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6 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960

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LEGAL TERMS

ADULTERY

Consensual sexual relations by a married person with someone other than his or her spouse. In many states, adultery is technically a crime, though people are ra... (more...)

Consensual sexual relations by a married person with someone other than his or her spouse. In many states, adultery is technically a crime, though people are rarely prosecuted for it. In states that have retained fault grounds for divorce, adultery is always sufficient grounds for a divorce. In addition, some states alter the distribution of property between divorcing spouses in cases of adultery, giving less to the 'cheating' spouse.

DEFAULT DIVORCE

See uncontested divorce.

INCOMPATIBILITY

A conflict in personalities that makes married life together impossible. In a number of states, incompatibility is the accepted reason for a no-fault divorce. C... (more...)

A conflict in personalities that makes married life together impossible. In a number of states, incompatibility is the accepted reason for a no-fault divorce. Compare irreconcilable differences; irremediable breakdown.

FOSTER CARE

Court-ordered care provided to children who are unable to live in their own homes, usually because their parents have abused or neglected them. Foster parents h... (more...)

Court-ordered care provided to children who are unable to live in their own homes, usually because their parents have abused or neglected them. Foster parents have a legal responsibility to care for their foster children, but do not have all the rights of a biological parent--for example, they may have limited rights to discipline the children, to raise them according to a certain religion or to authorize non-emergency medical procedures for them. The foster parents do not become the child's legal parents unless the biological parents' rights are terminated by a court and the foster parents adopt the child. This is not typically encouraged, as the goal of foster care is to provide temporary support for the children until they can be returned to their parents. See also foster child.

MARITAL TERMINATION AGREEMENT

See divorce agreement.

WRONGFUL DEATH RECOVERIES

After a wrongful death lawsuit, the portion of a judgment intended to compensate a plaintiff for having to live without a deceased person. The compensation is i... (more...)

After a wrongful death lawsuit, the portion of a judgment intended to compensate a plaintiff for having to live without a deceased person. The compensation is intended to cover the earnings and the emotional comfort and support the deceased person would have provided.

BEST INTERESTS (OF THE CHILD)

The test that courts use when deciding who will take care of a child. For instance, an adoption is allowed only when a court declares it to be in the best inter... (more...)

The test that courts use when deciding who will take care of a child. For instance, an adoption is allowed only when a court declares it to be in the best interests of the child. Similarly, when asked to decide on custody issues in a divorce case, the judge will base his or her decision on the child's best interests. And the same test is used when judges decide whether a child should be removed from a parent's home because of neglect or abuse. Factors considered by the court in deciding the best interests of a child include: age and sex of the child mental and physical health of the child mental and physical health of the parents lifestyle and other social factors of the parents emotional ties between the parents and the child ability of the parents to provide the child with food, shelter, clothing and medical care established living pattern for the child concerning school, home, community and religious institution quality of schooling, and the child's preference.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

An order from a judge that directs a party to come to court and convince the judge why she shouldn't grant an action proposed by the other side or by the judge ... (more...)

An order from a judge that directs a party to come to court and convince the judge why she shouldn't grant an action proposed by the other side or by the judge on her own (sua sponte). For example, in a divorce, at the request of one parent a judge might issue an order directing the other parent to appear in court on a particular date and time to show cause why the first parent should not be given sole physical custody of the children. Although it would seem that the person receiving an order to show cause is at a procedural disadvantage--she, after all, is the one who is told to come up with a convincing reason why the judge shouldn't order something--both sides normally have an equal chance to convince the judge to rule in their favor.

POT TRUST

A trust for children in which the trustee decides how to spend money on each child, taking money out of the trust to meet each child's specific needs. One impor... (more...)

A trust for children in which the trustee decides how to spend money on each child, taking money out of the trust to meet each child's specific needs. One important advantage of a pot trust over separate trusts is that it allows the trustee to provide for one child's unforeseen need, such as a medical emergency. But a pot trust can also make the trustee's life difficult by requiring choices about disbursing funds to the various children. A pot trust ends when the youngest child reaches a certain age, usually 18 or 21.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Fawzy v. Fawzy

... Justice LONG delivered the opinion of the Court. At issue in this appeal is whether parties to a matrimonial action may agree 350 to submit questions regarding child custody and parenting time to binding arbitration, and if so, what standard of review will apply. ...

NEW JERSEY DYFS v. GM

... permanency hearings. It asserts that the Appellate Division mistakenly substituted the child custody standard, ie the best interests of the child standard, for the child welfare standard required for a Title Nine action such as this. The latter ...

Fawzy v. Fawzy

... The primary issue in this appeal is whether parties in a matrimonial action can agree to binding, non-appealable arbitration of child custody and parenting time issues. ... However, the Court did not extend this approval to child support and custody issues. ...

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Mount Arlington Child Custody Lawyer, New Jersey

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Law Office of Mark S. Guralnick

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Christopher James DeFilippis

Linda Mainenti-Walsh

Charles Vuotto

Francesca Susana Blanco

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LEGAL TERMS

ADULTERY

DEFAULT DIVORCE

INCOMPATIBILITY

FOSTER CARE

MARITAL TERMINATION AGREEMENT

WRONGFUL DEATH RECOVERIES

BEST INTERESTS (OF THE CHILD)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

POT TRUST

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Fawzy v. Fawzy

NEW JERSEY DYFS v. GM

Fawzy v. Fawzy

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