Family Law Attorney

Your family is unique.
When you need a family law attorney, you want someone who appreciates the differences that make your family special and will guide your family towards the best possible outcome.
Melinda M. Previtera, Attorney at Law represents families from a variety of backgrounds.
Her family law experience includes all aspects of divorce, child custody, child support, and domestic violence law.
Ms. Previtera clients appreciate her passion and commitment to family law.
Her experience allows her to address even the most complicated and emotional cases with confidence and poise.

Alexander Graham Bell said "When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us."
Your marriage is ending.
It is no doubt an emotional time for you.
Yet, with proper planning and legal guidance the end of this phase of life can become the beginning of your next adventure.
When you got married, you believed that you were headed to your "happily ever after".
Your marriage may not have worked out as planned, but this doesn't mean that you have to give up on your happy ending.

You and your spouse owned a home full of stuff, a car, and a Visa card.
Now that you are getting divorced, you must decide who gets which piece of marital property.
For many couples, this is the most contentious part of divorce.
Who gets the house?
Who gets the car?
Who gets the china from your wedding registry?
Who gets the Visa bill?
These questions can turn even the most amicable divorce into a hostile tug-of-war.
New Jersey is an equitable distribution state.
This means that the court must divide any assets, property, and debt accumulated your marriage in a fair manner.

You may not have had a great marriage, but your marriage allowed you to enjoy a comfortable home and a positive bank balance.
Now that your marriage is ending, you may be concerned about your financial future.
Alimony can help you make ends meet while you transition to financial independence.
In New Jersey, alimony (also called spousal support or spousal maintenance) is sum of money paid by one spouse to the other during or after a divorce.
Alimony may also be paid when a civil union is dissolved.

Being a single parent can be financially challenging.
One income is rarely enough to pay for safe housing, healthy meals, reliable transportation and good childcare.
Even with a good income, it can be a struggle to cover new shoes, warm coats, dance lessons, Little League, health care and other every-day expenses.
If your child has special medical or emotional needs, the costs can really add up.
According to New Jersey law, children have a right to be supported by both parents and are entitled to a share of each parent's income, regardless of whether the parents are married, divorced, or have never been married.