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August 21, 2008
FREE SEMINAR ON DIVORCE, CUSTODY AND GRANDPARENTS’ RIGHTS AT LAW CENTER
Family law attorneys will explain divorce law and related issues in a public seminar, “What Everyone Should Know About Divorce, Child Custody and Grandparents’ Rights,” on Thursday, October 23, 7-9 p.m. at the New Jersey Law Center off Ryders Lane in New Brunswick. The program is sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation and is open to everyone. Admission is free but advance registration is required.
Attorneys Jeralyn L. Lawrence and Thomas J. Snyder will discuss divorce-related procedures and issues such as mediation and arbitration, alimony, equitable distribution and the Early Settlement Panel, a lawyer-led attempt to avoid trial by working out financial matters between the divorcing parties. Active in the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) Family Law Section, the experienced family law attorneys will also address the various subtopics of divorce including custody arrangements, working with a custody expert, relocation outside the state, how to maximize child support within the guidelines and grandparents’ visitation rights.
Ms. Lawrence has been certified as a matrimonial attorney and a family/divorce mediator by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. A member of the Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus law firm of Bridgewater, she frequently serves as a speaker and panelist at divorce and family law programs and seminars. She has been admitted to the rosters of Mediators for Economic Aspects of Family Law Cases and of Custody and Parenting Time Cases for Somerset County. Selected by her peers as one of the state’s top 10 matrimonial attorneys under the age of 40, Ms. Lawrence also volunteers her legal expertise at the Somerset County Resource Center for Women and Their Families. A graduate of Kean College, she received her law degree summa cum laude from Seton Hall University School of Law.
Mr. Snyder, a partner with the Denville law firm of Einhorn, Harris, Barbarito, Frost & Ironson, devotes his practice exclusively to family law matters. He has contributed to the NJSBA’s amicus curiae brief to the New Jersey Supreme Court in the matter of Lewis v. Harris, which addresses the issue of a same-sex couple’s right to legally marry. Mr. Snyder received his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law and has lectured on family law matters on behalf of the NJSBA and the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. He is also a member of the Morris and Union county bar associations and a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. In addition, he is a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and a former member and barrister of the Central New Jersey Inns of Court.
To register, visit the New Jersey State Bar Foundation online at www.njsbf.org or call 1-800-FREE-LAW. The Foundation’s seminar series is made possible by funding from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey.
Founded in 1958, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation is the educational and philanthropic arm of the New Jersey State Bar Association. The Bar Foundation's mission is to promote public understanding of the law through a free, comprehensive public education program. Among its activities, the Foundation conducts seminars and conflict resolution training, publishes materials, operates a videotape loan library and speakers bureau, and coordinates elementary, middle and high school mock trial competitions. For more information about the Foundation's programs and publications, visit us online at www.njsbf.org or call 1-800-FREE-LAW.
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Directions: From the NJ Turnpike take Exit 9 to Route 18 North. Follow signs for Route 1 South to Ryders Lane-New Brunswick. The Law Center is the first right turn off Ryders Lane. From Princeton take Route 1 North to the second Ryders Lane exit (Ryders Lane-New Brunswick). The Law Center is the first right turn.