PROPOSED NEW RULE WOULD CREATE ARBITRATION TRACK IN FAMILY CASES<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe state Supreme Court’s Family Practice Committee is recommending rule changes to establish an arbitration track for family cases for certain family court matters. Many litigants in family cases already make use of arbitration but the suggested rule changes would expedite the process and better integrate it into the court case. The parties would get a year to resolve matters through arbitration, unless they could show “good cause” to extend the period and during that time, they would be entitled to scheduling consideration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are several ways a NJ divorce case can get resolved.\u00a0 The parties can reach an agreement between themselves or with the assistance of their attorneys. 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