David Carton

David Carton

January 22, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Preserving Marital Assets and Judicial Economy During Divorce

One of the roles of a family law attorney is to play defense with respect to dissipation of a marital estate during a divorce. There are two vehicles an attorney can use to achieve the goal of preventing the sale of real estate: (1) obtain an order prohibiting the sale of real property; or (2) file a notice of lis pendens.

By David Carton and Lynne Strober

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