
Richard Diamond
Certified Divorce & Family Law Trial Lawyer by the NJ Supreme Court
Richard Diamond has been practicing Family Law Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration work in New Jersey for the past 37 years and is a Certified Family Law Trial Attorney by the N.J. Supreme Court; Accredited New Jersey Family Law Mediator, authorized by the NJ Supreme Court to handle family law mediation matters with an active domestic violence restraining order in place and a Family Law Arbitrator.
Mr Diamond is also a Family Law Economic Mediator in Union, Essex, Morris, Somerset, Middlesex and Monmouth Counties.
Mr Diamond is also a member of the Essex, Union and Somerset County's Family Law Early Settlement Panel Program (ESP); a member of Who's Who in American Law; listed in Best Lawyers in America and a recipient of the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award for Family Law accomplishments.
Diamond & Diamond limits is practice to divorce, post divorce matters, child custody disputes, domestic violence representation, child support & alimony claims, business valuations in divorce, and prenuptial agreement drafting & review.
The firm also actively represents litigants in the NJ Family Court system in Somerset, Morris, Union, Essex, Middlesex, Passaic, Bergen, Monmouth, & Ocean Counties and regularly appears before the family part judges in each of those counties.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Certified Attorneys
- FaceTime
- Skype
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
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- New Jersey
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- English: Spoken, Written
- SENIOR PARTNER
- DIAMOND & DIAMOND P.A.
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- Seton Hall University School of Law
- J.D. (1985) | Law
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- Rutgers University - Newark
- B.A. (1981) | Economics / Business Administration
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- Honors: Dual Degree
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- 2019 Award for New Jersey Family Law Attorneys
- Lawyers of Distinction
- Lifetime Charter Member
- Rue Ratings Best Attorneys of America
- 10 Best Family Law Firms in New Jersey
- American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
- N.J. Best Lawyers for Families
- New Jersey Family Magazine
- Certified Matrimonial Trial Lawyer by the NJ Supreme Court
- NJ State Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar - Family Law Section
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- Essex County Family Law Early Settlement Panelist
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- Somerset County Family Law Early Settlement Panelist
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- Union County Family Law Early Settlement Panelist
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- Handling Divorce Cases from Start to Finish, Continuing legal Education Seminar, NJ
- National Business Institute
- On an annual basis, Mr Diamond has participated in legal seminars as an author and lecturer on various family law topics involving Domestic Violence matters, Child Custody proceedings, Divorce, & Valuation of Businesses in Divorce matters
- Accredited Family Law Economic Mediator with Domestic Violence Restraining Orders in Place
- New Jersey State Bar
- CERTIFIED FAMILY LAW TRIAL ATTORNEY
- New Jersey Supreme Court
- Accredited Family Law Mediator
- New Jersey Superior Court System
- Q. Is my spouse entitled to my inherited farm in NJ after 43 years of marriage?
- A: While statutorily an inheritance is not subject to division in a divorce, there are a million exceptions to that can apply and this is where you need to sit down with an experienced family law attorney to examine the history of this property, any improvements, pay down of any mortgage obligations, payment of expenses for the property and the source of those payments to have a better understanding of whether all or a portion of the asset is immune from distribution.
The only thing that we know for certain is that it was a premarital asset, and title remained in your name alone during the marriage. The next question is whether your husband claims an interest and the basis of his claim (( and ... Read More
- Q. Can a simple assault domestic violence charge be dropped?
- A: I'm guessing you / your partner was criminally charged with simple assault through the police department, AND there was a domestic violence complaint filed as well through the municipal court judge or superior court judge sitting in the family part.
If my understanding is correct as to the filing of a criminal charge of assault, the "victim" has the right to approach the municipal / county prosecutor handling the criminal complaint and ask to dismiss the complaint. Since im guessing there was also a domestic violence complaint filed, im sure that the prosecutor is going to want to know whether that matter is being dismissed and what protections are going to be in place moving ... Read More
- Q. Can I sue for breach of confidentiality for a child abuse report in NJ?
- A: As a general statement, when someone makes a claim of child abuse to DCPP, it is viewed as confidential. I'm not sure what occurred in your setting and whether the DCPP rep actually told your son that you had reported him, or if your son guessed the reporting came from you and you then confirmed it (ie he told you that the DCPP rep told him that you were the one who reported it and you then admitted it to him). But the bigger issue is governmental immunity and rest assured that the DCPP rep's notes will reflect that you were asked about confidentiality and their notes reflect that you waived same. So from a litigation standpoint, you may be able to find a law firm willing to take ... Read More