NJSBA Family Law Section

Good morning Family Law Section members,

On Friday, Jan. 28, NJICLE in cooperation with the NJSBA Family Law Section will present Webcast- 2022 Family Law Symposium Friday - Clearing Up Co-Habitation Confusion from 2 to 5 p.m.

Cohabitation among couples 55 and over is on the rise. There are many reasons older couples cohabitate-it provides companionship without marital constraints, but it also comes without the legal protections that married couples have. For those who have had a prior marriage, cohabitation also raises issues regarding the suspension or termination of alimony. Lawyers should always advise unmarried couples to sign a cohabitation agreement to protect their rights and assets. But if they want to provide for the surviving partner, the cohabitation agreement may not be enough. Careful estate planning, beneficiary designations on retirement assets, the titling of property, and identifying who will make medical decisions on behalf of a sick partner are all crucial considerations for partners and their attorneys to consider.

Moderator/Speaker:
Robin C. Bogan, Esq.
Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
Pallarino & Bogan, LLP, Morristown
John F. DeBartolo, Esq.
Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Recipient of the Saul Tischler Award
Of Counsel, The Law Office of Timothy F. McGoughran, LLC, Ocean

From the Judiciary:
Hon. Marie E. Lihotz, PJAD, (Ret.)
Archer Law , Haddonfield

Speakers:
Debra Guston, Esq.
Past Chair, NJSBA LGBT Section
Past President and Adoption Director of the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, NJICLE
Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Family Practice Committee
Past President of the Board of Trustee, ACLU-NJ
Visiting Lecturer, Rutgers Law School
Recognized by Congress as an Angel in Adoption, 2016
Guston & Guston, LLP, Glen Rock
Jeralyn Lawrence, Esq.
President Elect, NJSBA
Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
President, AAML - NJ Chapter
Fellow, AAML
Lawrence Law, LLC, Watchung
Frank Louis, Esq.
Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Fellow, AAML
Fellow, American College of Family Trial Lawyers
Recipient, Clapp Laureate, NJICLE
Recipient, Saul Tischler Award, Family Law Section, NJSBA
Timothy F. McGoughran Esq.
First Vice President, NJSBA
Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Law Office of Timothy F. McGoughran LLC, Ocean
Thomas Roberto, Esq.
Associate Editor, NJ Family Lawyer
Adinolfi, Lieberman, Burick, Falkenstein, Roberto & Molotsky, PA, Haddonfield

PROGRAM AGENDA: (DAY 1- Jan. 28th) Clearing Up Co-Habitation Confusion
2:00 Litigation Concerns

• The suspension or termination of alimony because of co-habitation-Landau/Temple
• What does Landau really say? Clearing up the misapplication of Landau
• Do post-divorce spouses have a duty to disclose co-habitation? Is cohabitation a change of circumstance?
• Discovery and Motions
• Spouses with agreements that predate the Alimony Reform Act

2:45 Vendor feature

3:00 Drafting Co-habitation Agreements

• What you should you include in a co-habitation agreement
• The Non-married couple
• Should the couple enter a domestic partnership? Can other cities or states non-martial registrations can be of use?
• Estate planning issues for partners with children from previous marriages or relationships
• Adult stepparent adoptions

3:45 Vendor Feature

4:00 Ancillary co-habitation Issues:

• Issues that can arise when you move into a partner’s home-titling the home, expense sharing; life estates/ or buyouts and rights of first refusal for a surviving partner
• Social Security and disability issues to consider
• Naming beneficiaries on 401K and other retirement plans
• IRA’s and non-spouse withdrawals
• Co-habitation, remarriage, and pensions
• Palimony
• Medical decisions
• Dealing with the children

4:45 Q&A / Wrap up
5:00 Adjourn

CLE Credits
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 3.0 hours of total CLE credit.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 3.0 credits (50 minute hour)
Matrimonial Law Certification: 3.0 general credits pending
PA CLE: 2.5 substantive credits pending ($12 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (nt): 3.0 professional practice credits

The tuition for NJSBA members is $99. The general tuition is $125.

Click here to register for Webcast- 2022 Family Law Symposium Friday - Clearing Up Co-Habitation Confusion.

For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500, or by email at [email protected].

All the best,
Barb

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Barbara Straczynski
Director of New Media and Promotions
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Brunswick NJ
(732) 937-7524
[email protected]
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