Villani & DeLuca P.C.
Family Law, Mediation, & Divorce Attorneys - Ocean County

More about Villani & DeLuca P.C. Family Law, Mediation, & Divorce Attorneys

At the office of Villani & Deluca P.C. we protect all kinds of families throughout Ocean County, NJ.

Family Law Practice Areas include:

• Marital settlement agreements

• Annulment and legal separation

• Premarital and prenuptial agreements

• Separation agreements

• Ocean County Divorce Law

Some legal causes for divorce:

• Adultery or Sexual Deviance

• Willful and continued desertion for one year

• Extreme cruelty (defined as physical or mental cruelty that endangers the safety or health of the other spouse)

• Drug addiction or habitual drunkenness

The divorce process starts with a "Complaint for divorce" with the Superior Court. Although sometimes "uncontested", the other spouse is then served with the complaint and given time to respond. Sometimes this is a surprise, and you want to protect yourself, property & children. Our attorneys want to make sure you are in agreement with any demands, and help fight for your requests. Many times a case involves a great amount of assets.

Helps families resolve divorce issues with dignity and respect. In the collaborative process, husbands, wives, their attorneys, and any other collaborative professionals working with the family, by employing a methodology that avoids contentious and expensive court proceedings. There is advantages and disadvantages to this process, read our collaborative law FAQ's

Mediation is a voluntary process that enables parties in a dispute to resolve their issues in a structured way with the assistance of an impartial mediator. Meditation during divorce is a way of finding solutions to issues such as child custody and spousal support.

Our attorneys effectively represent mothers, fathers, grandparents and other interested parties in child custody controversies without putting children in the middle of the dispute.

• Parenting time, parenting plans, and co-parenting issues

• Custody time evaluations

• Grandparent custody, visitation and grandparent’s rights cases

• Interstate jurisdictional issues involving the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA)

Get instant answers to all your divorce law questions online now, including:

- How long does divorce process take?

- What do I do if my spouse filed for divorce?

- Am I entitled to Alimony or Child Support?

Attorneys at our firm are proud members of such recognized organizations as:

* Jersey Shore Collaborative Law Group

* International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

* NJ State Bar Association

* Both Ocean & Monmouth County Bar Associations Family Law Committee