Villani & De Luca - Ocean County family & divorce lawyers

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At the office of Villani & Deluca P.C. we protect all kinds of families throughout Ocean County, NJ.

Family Law Practice Areas include:

• Marital settlement agreements

• Annulment and legal separation

• Premarital and prenuptial agreements

• Separation agreements

• Ocean County Divorce Law

Some legal causes for divorce:

• Adultery or Sexual Deviance

• Willful and continued desertion for one year

• Extreme cruelty (defined as physical or mental cruelty that endangers the safety or health of the other spouse)

• Drug addiction or habitual drunkenness

• More nj legal divorce causes

The legal divorce process starts with a "Complaint for divorce" with the Superior Court. Although sometimes "uncontested", the other spouse is then served with the complaint and given time to respond. Sometimes this is a surprise, and you want to protect yourself, property & children. Our attorneys want to make sure you are in agreement with any demands, and help fight for your requests. Many times a case involves a great amount of assets.

• Collaborative Divorce

Helps families resolve divorce issues with dignity and respect. In the collaborative process, husbands, wives, their attorneys, and any other collaborative professionals working with the family, by employing a methodology that avoids contentious and expensive court proceedings. There is advantages and disadvantages to this process, read our collaborative law FAQ's

• Family Mediation and Separation Services

Mediation is a voluntary process that enables parties in a dispute to resolve their issues in a structured way with the assistance of an impartial mediator. Meditation during divorce is a way of finding solutions to issues such as child custody and spousal support.

- Family mediation is a confidential process. There is no court reporter recording every word said.

- Mediation avoids long, protracted litigation, saves money in attorney fees and shortens the steps required to obtain a divorce.

• Child Custody Hearings

Our attorneys effectively represent mothers, fathers, grandparents and other interested parties in child custody controversies without putting children in the middle of the dispute.

• Parenting time, parenting plans, and co-parenting issues

• Custody time evaluations

• Grandparent custody, visitation and grandparent’s rights cases

• Interstate jurisdictional issues involving the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA)

• Child Support Litigation

• Domestic Violence

• Alimony Law

Get instant answers to all your divorce law questions online now, including:

- How long does divorce process take?

- What do I do if my spouse filed for divorce?

- Am I entitled to Alimony or Child Support?

Attorneys at our firm are proud members of such recognized organizations as:

* Jersey Shore Collaborative Law Group

* International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

* NJ State Bar Association

* Both Ocean & Monmouth County Bar Associations Family Law Committee