Atlantic City Legal Blog

Getting divorced can be a tumultuous time for the entire family. When the two parties getting divorced are experiencing anger, this can make the divorce process even harder to stomach. However, a few tips may make it easier for people to experience relatively peaceful marital breakups in New Jersey.

First, the two parties who have decided to get divorced may benefit from showing respect to one another. If their divorce was the result of infidelity or an alcohol addiction, for instance, this might not be the easiest thing to do. However, dragging out the divorce process at trial can lead to immense emotional, financial and physical pain. Maintaining civility can help to avoid these issues.

Couples in New Jersey usually do not enter marriage expecting to later break up. However, according to research, between 40% and 50% of United States married couples do get divorced. Even though divorce can understandably be challenging, some tips might make the process less painful for those involved.

First, divorcing spouses may want to secure emotional support early on, as this may help them to better cope with their future ex's antics. This support may come from family members or therapists, for example. The truth is, although disagreement is common during divorce, one spouse may become more hostile than usual during the divorce proceeding. This is because the spouse might start to view the divorce as a war to win, no matter what the cost may be.

In New Jersey and elsewhere, most people marry with the expectation that they will stay united. The reality, though, is that marriages don't always last. Statistics suggest that close to 50 percent of them result in divorce proceedings. Here is a look at what age many married individuals today might end up experiencing divorce.

Researchers recently examined people's marital outcomes at various ages back in 2017. Based on answers to inquiries about their marital statuses as well as number of marital unions, about 10 percent of those age 30 had been divorced already. Meanwhile, this percentage ended up maxing out at 63 years old. That is when around 41 percent of respondents had gone through a divorce.

Outside of child custody, money is typically one of a divorcing couple's biggest areas of contention in New Jersey. This is true whether two people have a wealth of assets to split or do not have many high-value assets. Unfortunately, making ill-informed financial decisions during a divorce proceeding may have negative consequences long term. Here is glimpse at two mistakes that can be particularly problematic from a money standpoint.

First, failing to shut down joint accounts, including credit card accounts, can pose problems. The reason for this is that even if a man, for example, agrees to take over the payments for a specific credit card balance, his future ex-wife may still be liable for this debt if her name is on the credit card account. Why? Because the contract they have with the credit card company predates their marital breakup, so the company does not have to acknowledge their divorce agreement. This is why it would be beneficial for the divorcing spouses in this situation to transfer the outstanding credit card debt to an account with only the man's name on it and then close the old account.