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Frank J. LaRocca, Esq. is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney. With a degree in Psychology and a background in finance, Mr. LaRocca and his team are uniquely prepared to handle every aspect of Family Law litigation.

LaRocca Hornik Rosen Greenberg & Blaha provides clients with a different approach to resolve matrimonial cases. With approved mediators, trained parent coordinators, and skilled litigators, the firm is uniquely positioned to provide sound advice and legal counsel on resolution.

In New Jersey, LHRG&B offers state-wide representation servicing clients from offices in Bergen and Monmouth counties. Through effective use of state-of-the-art technology, LHRG&B specializes in complex cases requiring extensive research and analysis.

This Website contains articles, case notes and links that will provide you with important information on the status of family law issues in the State of New Jersey.

Family Law

LHRG&B offers broad expertise on all aspects of family law – including marriage, civil unions, domestic violence, adoption, and surrogacy. LHRG&B partner, Frank J. LaRocca, is one of the state’s most respected Family Law attorneys, and has built a practice with a well-established reputation for sophistication, innovation, discretion, and ability to get results. That’s why LHRG&B clients consistently engage with us for all of their personal and family matters.

Divorce

Every divorce is unique and highly personal. At LHRG&B, we have the experience, expertise, and psychological insight to effectively address the particular challenges of your individual situation. Throughout the process, we provide legal counsel and personal advice and support to help you resolve the issues associated with the dissolution of a marriage and the disposition of assets.

Custody

Custody is often one of the most complex and emotionally sensitive issues of any divorce. It is also an issue that often requires attention long after an agreement is officially reached – because life situations change and impact agreements. With our extensive experience in custody negotiation and litigation, LHRG&B can help you optimize your custodial rights and safeguard your children’s best interests.

Alimony/Child Support

Many issues of fact and emotion can impede the ability of parties in a divorce to arrive at an equitable financial arrangement. LHRG&B applies the full range of applicable referents – including statutory mandates, case law, historical policy trends, and more – to aggressively negotiate and litigate on your behalf for the best possible outcome.

Adoption

LHRG&B handles both contested and uncontested private adoptions. In either case, a complaint in adoption must be filed promptly, which in most cases requires an approved agency to be appointed to do an adoption investigation. A preliminary hearing is usually scheduled within 2-3 months of the filing of the complaint, at which time the parental rights of one or both birth parents will be terminated, and the court determines if the child is fit for adoption and that the adoptive parents are fit. The final hearing is 6 months after the preliminary hearing after the supervisory visits are completed by the approved agency.

Domestic Violence

The New Jersey Prevention of Domestic Violence Act is intended to provide victims of domestic violence with maximum protection from abuse. The initial summary proceeding allows the alleged victim certain protections until a judicial determination can be made by the court. The law also protects those who have been accused of domestic violence by affording them a trial on the full merits of the matter within ten days. There are also provisions protecting each party, and children that allow emergent appeals to be heard the same day they are brought. If you are involved in a domestic dispute, the attorneys at LHRG&B will offer you experienced insight and counsel.

Equitable Distribution

In all actions where a judgment of divorce or divorce from bed and board is entered, the court may make such award or awards to the parties, in addition to alimony and maintenance, to effectuate an equitable distribution of the property, both real and personal, which was legally and beneficially acquired by them or either of them during the marriage. This sentence, first crafted by the legislature in 1971, resulted in numerous findings by courts of all levels. Remembering that equitable is not always equal, the attorneys at LHRG&B will provide you with experienced counsel and advice on how to best resolve your case.

Removal & Relocation

An emotional issue that sometimes arises is when the primary custodian of a child wishes to move out of state with the child. These matters are quite complex, requiring a balance between the interests of the child, the custodial parent, and the non-custodial parent. The attorneys at LHRG&B have extensive trial experience in these matters and will use such experience to guide you through this difficult process on either side of the issue

Family Law Mediation

With court approved family law mediators, the attorneys at LHRG&B provide mediation and other methods of alternate dispute resolution to help parties resolve cases without the need for litigation. These methods require special attention to help “balance” the inequities that are often presented in marital relationships. Experience, training, psychological and financial knowledge are all essential elements in a successful mediation.