(973) 379-9292
(973) 379-9292
High-Quality Representation in Divorce
and Family Law Matters
A Chatham family law attorney at Diamond & Diamond, P.A., can help you address divorce, parenting arrangements, financial support, and property division. Drawing on more than 40 years of legal experience, our team serves residents of Chatham Borough and Chatham Township from our Short Hills office. We help you understand your options and prepare for decisions that affect your household and future.
Whether you need a Chatham, NJ, divorce lawyer to negotiate a settlement or representation in a contested proceeding, we start with your priorities. Your children, housing, income, and long-term financial needs guide the discussion.
Choosing an attorney means choosing someone you can trust with personal concerns and difficult decisions. Take a look at what some of our clients have had to say about our working relationship:
Our office at 830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 207, Short Hills, NJ 07078 is a short drive east from Chatham along Route 124, including Main Street and Morris Turnpike.
You can call our Short Hills, NJ office at (973) 379-9292 for your legal needs or send us an email at [email protected] to schedule a consultation today. Learn your options and how to proceed. Initial divorce consultations are free.
Chatham matters properly venued in Morris County proceed through the Morris County Superior Court, Family Division, in Morristown, part of the Morris/Sussex Vicinage.
We help you prepare documents, evaluate settlement terms, and address disputed issues through negotiation or court proceedings. Our services include the following:
Chatham Borough and Chatham Township are separate municipalities that share the School District of the Chathams. For parents, a useful agreement should address the school calendar, transportation, extracurricular activities, and coverage when school closes.
If you commute to New York City through the Chatham, NJ, Transit station on the Morris & Essex Lines, your workday may extend beyond school pickup time. A Chatham child custody lawyer can help you propose exchanges that account for train schedules, late meetings, and backup childcare.
Local planning also means knowing the correct courthouse. Morris County proceedings take place in Morristown, not at the Essex County family courthouse in Newark. We help you understand filing requirements and prepare for the next stage of your case.
Your divorce may involve decisions that overlap: whether to keep the house, how to manage two households, and how to preserve your children’s routines. We help you examine those decisions together rather than treating each issue in isolation.
Richard S. Diamond’s background includes complex divorce litigation, mediation, and arbitration. Our approach begins with reviewing your financial records, existing agreements, and immediate concerns. From there, we discuss what negotiation might accomplish and what evidence you would need if a judge must decide disputed issues.
Family law requires more than knowing the statutes that govern divorce, custody, and support. Your attorney must understand how the decisions made today may affect your finances, your relationship with your children, and the agreements you will live with long after your case is over.
Our firm focuses exclusively on divorce and family law. Our attorneys draw on decades of matrimonial experience to identify the issues that matter most, help you weigh your options, and develop an approach suited to your family and goals. Whether your matter calls for cooperation, negotiation, mediation, or litigation, we are prepared to protect your interests at every stage.
Richard S. Diamond holds New Jersey Supreme Court certification in matrimonial law. He is an American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers member and an accredited divorce and family law mediator. His practice includes financially complex divorces and alternative dispute resolution.
Robert Diamond brings a legal career spanning decades. His credentials include former New Jersey Supreme Court certification as a civil trial attorney and retired Fellow status with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Lynn Matits Gianforte has more than 25 years of family law experience and admissions in New Jersey and New York. Her work encompasses divorce, custody, financial disputes, domestic violence, and agreements addressing family relationships.
Jonathan A. Diamond represents clients in divorce, parenting disputes, support matters, property division, and domestic violence proceedings. A third-generation family law attorney, he graduated cum laude from Widener University Commonwealth Law School.
Our team brings different professional backgrounds to a practice devoted to divorce and family law. The credentials below identify each attorney’s individual qualifications.
Our Short Hills office provides Chatham residents with convenient access to an experienced team devoted exclusively to divorce and family law. We offer flexible office hours throughout the week, including Saturday appointments:
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 207
Short Hills, NJ 07078
Phone: 973-379-9292
Email: [email protected]
Business hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Your legal needs may arise before marriage, during separation, or years after a divorce. Alongside divorce, alimony, custody, support, and property division, our practice addresses the following:
If you need a family lawyer in Chatham, NJ, we can discuss how these services relate to your circumstances and which questions require attention first.
Our family law blog provides additional reading as you prepare to speak with an attorney. Start with these articles:
Diamond & Diamond, P.A., represents clients across Chatham and the greater Morris County, and throughout the following New Jersey communities:
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When Morris County is the proper venue, you file with the Superior Court’s Family Division in Morristown. New Jersey’s filing guidance generally directs you to the county where you lived when you separated; your attorney should confirm venue under Court Rule 5:7-1, particularly if either spouse moved.
Courts generally refer genuine custody and parenting-time disputes to mediation after screening. Economic mediation may also follow an unsuccessful Early Settlement Panel process. Domestic violence restrictions and other exceptions can affect whether mediation is appropriate or required in your case.
New Jersey uses equitable distribution, which calls for a fair division rather than an automatic equal split. Courts consider statutory factors such as the marriage’s duration, each spouse’s economic circumstances, contributions to marital property, and tax consequences. Identifying marital and separate assets comes before negotiating their division.
There is no single timeline for Chatham divorces. Agreement on parenting, support, and property can reduce the issues requiring court intervention. Disputed valuations, incomplete financial disclosures, custody disagreements, and court scheduling can lengthen proceedings. Your lawyer can discuss timing after reviewing what remains unresolved.
When considering the end of your marriage, the Chatham divorce lawyers at Diamond & Diamond, P.A., can guide you on your next steps. Our respected legal team will help you move forward with a plan that addresses your family’s needs. Call us at 973-379-9292 or contact us online for a consultation. Initial divorce consultations are free. With an office located in Short Hills, New Jersey, we serve clients throughout the state.