Divorce

I prefer to handle cases involving divorce, custody, property distribution, spousal support, alimony, and civil union dissolution.

• Alimony/Palimony/Spousal Support
• Child Support
• Custody/Visitation Rights
• Delinquent Support Payments
• Division of Property
• Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution(ADR)
• Restraining Orders
• Uncontested Divorce

Family Law

I prefer to handle cases involving divorce, custody, property distribution, spousal support, alimony, and civil union dissolution.

• Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• Restraining Orders

• Child Support
• Custody

NJ, Jan 1983

All New Jersey State and Federal Courts.

Somerset County New Jersey Bar Association.

I am a former Master of the Essex Inns of Court, a teaching program for new lawyers. I attend continuing legal education programs and bar association seminars.

None.

Case examples vary on a weekly basis. We recently represented a woman in a high asset divorce case where she had little knowledge of her husband's assets. The parties lived on a very modest salary. Through the use of discovery and expert testimony, we were able to prove that the husband's business had substantial value, and were able to obtain a multi-million dollar settlement for this client.

We have also had recent cases where our job was to protect a business owner under attack by a spouse. In one recent case, we have had tremendous success defeating claims asserted by a spouse by showing that the expert forensic accountant's calculations were flawed and based on false assumptions.

Perhaps the most important cases, in my opinion, are those involving parenting time and child custody. While we always encourage our clients to try to work out these issues directly with the other parent, when the circumstances dictate otherwise we are there to protect both the children and the parent's rights.

Also, we are pleased that we can be of assistance now to individuals who entered into a same-sex civil union that need be dissolved. With the granting of new rights to same-sex couples, we are pleased to be able to provide assistance to the gay and lesbian community when such relationships need to be dissolved. See our website at http://www.weitzmanlaw.com/.

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New Jersey

We offer personalized service and expert advice in all aspects of family law, divorce, alimony, spousal support and child support, and property distribution. The office is conveniently located in Bridgewater, New Jersey, in close proximity to the Somerset County courthouse where we appear regularly. Our clients from Basking Ridge, Warren, Far Hills, Bedminster, Branchburg, Hillsborough and the other towns in Somerset County, as well as the surrounding communities in Hunterdon and Morris counties, enjoy the advantage of our local knowledge, experience and abilities. See our website at http://www.weitzmanlaw.com/ or http://www.weitzman-law.com/.

I have represented individuals in complex, high asset divorces with businesses and other assets at stake and in dispute, as well as those going through "simple" divorces where most issues are agreed upon at the outset. My focus is to obtain the best possible result for my clients in a cost-effective manner. I am extremely sensitive to the stresses and strains of divorce upon any client and particularly on the children of the relationship. I will do everything possible to minimize that impact while protecting their rights.

I have purposefully chosen to remain a small law firm to allow me to provide individual service to each client. This is what differentiates my firm from many others. Unlike other firms where a client may find him or herself with a strange and perhaps inexperienced associate in court, I will be the attorney standing by your side at all important events during court proceedings.

Originally known and founded as Weiss, Weitzman & Weiss, LLC in Bedminster, New Jersey, in 2000, we expanded to the Bridgewater location in 2005. I have continued the firm's family law practice under the Law Offices of Leonard Weitzman, LLC, after those partners chose to pursue careers in other areas of the law.

I have been continuously self-employed as an attorney at law in New Jersey since 1983.

AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell; Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Denise Arroyo.

(908) 595-9559

Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

No

Spanish.

We do not offer fixed fees in family law matters.

Current rates are $350 per hour for Mr. Weitzman's time. $100 for a paralegal's help and support time.

Yes, I offer a free consultation in most matters. Generally an initial basic consultation is about 30 minutes.

The retainer depends on the complexity of the case. Retainers range from $2,500 to $20,000. Most commonly retainers are between $5,000 and $10,000 dollars for disputed cases.