Firm Publications

Welcome to the Gourvitz & Gourvitz, LLC publications page. The following is a list of publications authored by firm attorneys.  If the publications are available online they will be highlighted as a link and posted in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat is required to view the PDF files. If you do not have Acrobat Reader on your machine, click here for the free download.

• Articles
  • Experts’ words of wisdom
  • Citizenship means nothing for a little girl torn from her mother
  • “Ability to Pay Hearing – What Must be Proven To Enforce a Support Order, New Jersey Law Journal, August 16, 2004.
  • “Adverse Witness Held Hostile Witness Per Se”, The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. 14, No. 2, March 1999.
  • “Advocacy for Matrimonial Certification,” New Jersey Lawyer, May 24, 1994.
  • “Applying Tort of Spoliation of Evidence to Matrimonial Matters,” 4 New Jersey Lawyer, 91, July 10, 1995.
  • “Bankruptycy”, The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. No., June 1995.
  • “Bringing and Defending Domestic Torts Actions,” New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CYLIV, No. 1, July 7, 1997.
  • “Change of Name: The Procedure Step by Step,” New Jersey Lawyer, Vol. V, No. 6, February 1986.
  • “Collecting Court Ordered counsel Fees from your Client’s Debtor-Spouse”, The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. XIII, No. 9, October 2000.
  • “College Support Contribution – The Motion – Step by Step,” New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. VI, No. 8, April 1987.
  • “Court Allows Battered Women’s Syndrome as a New Cause of Action,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. XII, No. 11, December 1994.
  • “Defending Domestic Violence Cases,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, March 1999.
  • “Divorce Mediation – An Alternative to the Adversary Approach,” New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. II, No. 5, January 1983.
  • “Divorced Spouses Win Right to Health Insurance,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. IV, No. 8, September 1986.
  • “Domestic Violence Cases that Further the Law,” 169 New Jersey Law Journal 465, September 2003.
  • “Drafting Distributions of Stock Options,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. III, No. 6, July 1985.
  • “Equitable Distribution of Contingencies,” Fairshare, Vol. 14, No. 8, August 1994; New Jersey Family Lawyer, June/July 1994.
  • “Equitable Doesn’t Always Mean Even Steven.”  New Jersey Lawyer. 11 New Jersey Lawyer 1771, September 9, 2002
  • “An Ex-Wife’s Right to Social Security and Credit,” Fairshare, Vol. 6, No. 9, September 1986;  New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. VI, No. 3, September/October 1986.
  • “Filing in Federal Court: Step by Step,”  The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. IV, No. 11, December 1998.
  • “Gourvitz and Durst’s Guide To Key Matrimonial Cases”, New Jersey Law Journal, July 6, 1998
  • “How Bankruptcy Reform Act Affects Divorce Proceedings”, The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. XIII, August, 1995.
  • How Far Must An Attorney Go To Detect Misrepresentation”, The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. XVI, No. 3, April 1998″
  • “Introduction To The Hague Convention on Child Abduction,” New Jersey Lawyer, The Magazine, February 1999.
  • “Is New Jersey Ripe for the Expansion of Gay Rights?” New Jersey Law Journal Vol CLVIX No 6, 465, August 6, 2002
  • “Joint Tax Return: Courts Find New Resolution for Recalcitrant,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. III, No. 9, October 1985.
  • “Learning The Art of Counseling Clients”, The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. VII, No. 9, September, 1989.
  • “Marital Property Document Production – A Checklist”, Law Office Economics & Management, Vol. XVII, No. 4, 1987; The Practical Lawyer, Vol. 33, No. 2, March, 1987.
  • “Managing Matrimonial Motion Practice,” The New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CL-No.6, November 10, 1997.
  • “N.J. Defines Third Party Visitation Rights,” Fairshare, Vol. 10, No. 3, March 1990.
  • “N.J. Extends Supports Obligation to Grandparent,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. IX, No. 1, February 1991.
  • “N.J. High Court Eases Custodial Parent’s Right to Move Children Out of State,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. VI, No. 11, December 1988.
  • “Non-Vested Pensions are Marital Property: The Whitfield Decision,” New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. III, No. 7, March 1988.
  • “Non-Vested Pensions: N.J. Follows a Trend,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. VI, No. 2, March 1988.
  • “Non-Working Mothers – Duty of Support After Remarriage,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. III, No. 6, July 1985.
  • “Outspoken No Holds Barred Advocacy for Matrimonial Certification and Referral Fees,” New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. XIV, No. 3, October 1994.
  • “Parents Can’t Move Children Interstate Without Impunity,” 173 New Jersey Law Journal 417, September 4, 2003.
  • “Preparing for the Defense of Domestic Violence Cases”, The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol XVII, No. 2, March 1999.
  • Preparing for Prosecution of Domestic Violence Cases, The Matrimonial Stratigest, XVll, No. 1. February 1999.
  • “Preventing Parental Abduction to other Countries”, New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CLVII No. 3, July 19, 1999.
  • “Problem of the Hypothetical Brokerage Fee,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. III, No. 11, December 1985.
  • “Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases,” 8 N.J.L. 87, January 11, 1999.
  • “Removal of Minor Children from the State”, New Jersey Favors Custodial Parent, Fairshare, Vol. 5, No. 11, November, 1985.
  • “Retainer Agreements Under the Truth in Lending Act,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. III, No. 3, April 1985.
  • “Safeguards for Preventing Parental Abductions to other Countries,” The Matrimonial Strategist. Vol XVII, No. 10, November 1999.
  • “Sample Antenuptial Agreement,” Fairshare, Vol. 5, No. 2, February 1985; New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. 4, No. 7, January 1983; The Complete Lawyer, Vol. 3, No. 2, Spring 1986.
  • “Setting Aside Property Settlement Agreement After Discovery of Non -Disclosed Assets,” New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. V, No. 2, September 1985.
  • “Should Jury Trials Be Permitted for Domestic Torts”, New Jersey Lawyer, Vol. 5, No. 13, March 25, 1996.
  • “Spoliation of Evidence As a Tort,” Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Vol. 12, No. 2, Winter 1994.
  • “States Recognizing a Growing Trend Toward Third Party Visitation,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. IV, No. 2, March 1986.
  • “Step by Step To District Court Appeals,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. V, No. 1, February 1987.
  • “Stepparent Adoption: The Procedure Step by Step,” New Jersey Family Lawyer, Vol. VI, No. 1, June/July 1985.
  • “The Stepparent’s Obligation to Support a Spouse’s Child,” Law Notes, Winter 1986.
  • “Support Order Can Come From Abroad” The New Jersey Law Journal. 165 New Jersey Law Journal 495.  August 6, 2001
  • “Taking the Stand – A Cause for Visitation,” The Complete Lawyer, Vol. 3, No. 3, Summer 1986.
  • “Threats and Bluffs in Matrimonial Negotiating”, Fairshare, Vol. III, No. 1, January, 1992.
  • “When Enough is Enough:  Unequal Equitable Distribution in Large Marital Estate Cases” 11 New Jersey Lawyer 1771, September 9, 2002
  • “When Parents Won’t Allow Visitation,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. VI, No. 5, June 1986.
  • “When Stepparents Must Support a Spouse’s Child,” The Matrimonial Strategist, Vol. III, November/June 1985; The Complete Lawyer, Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter 1986.
  • “Why New Jersey is a Friendly Forum for Gay Marriages.”  New Jersey Law Journal.  169 New Jersey Law Journal 465, August 5, 2002.
• Books Domestic Torts in New Jersey (This a large file and may take longer to load)
  Elliot H. Gourvitz is the author of Domestic Torts in New Jersey, published by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education in 1994 with a supplement in 1996. The book includes forms and sample complaints and may be purchased from the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, New Jersey 8101-1500.

  Domestic Tort Forms (This a large file and may take longer to load)

  Domestic Violence Source Book(2003-2004 Ed.) by Elliot H. Gourvitz and Ari H. Gourvitz

  

• Seminars And Lectures
  • “How to Try a Hague Convention Case,” Atlantic City Boardwalk Seminar, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2005.
  • Director, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, N.J. Chapter, Advanced Family Law Forum, 1992-2005.
  • Director, Family Law Boot Camp for Incoming Law Clerks. 1998-2003.
  • Co-Chairman, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, Boardwalk Seminar, Matrimonial Section, 1992-96, 1999 .
  • Co-Chairman, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, National, Continuing Legal Education, 1994-96.
  • “Domestic Violence.” Knowing What Relief is Available. Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1994-96.
  • “Ability to Pay Hearing; What Must be Proven to Enforce a Support Order” AAML Advanced Forum, September 2004.
  • “Unequal Division of Assets; When Enough is Enough,” Advanced Family Law Forum. American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 2002.
  • “Interstate Relocation, Can a Spouse Move Within The State Without Impunity” Family Law Forum, October 2003.
  • When Enough is Enough – Unequal Equitable Distribution, Advanced Law Forum, September 2002.
  • “Defending People Wrongfully Accused of Domestic Violence.” October 1999, Advanced Law Forum.
  • “Handling The Bitter Divorce,” Institute For Continuing Legal Education. February, 1999.
  • “Case Law Decisions in Matrimonial Accounting” Matrimonial Accounting Conference. N.J. Society of Certified Public Accountants. September, 1998.
  • “Evidence for Family Lawyers, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, May and July 1998; American Trial Lawyers Association, Boardwalk Seminar, 1999.
  • “Relocation.” – Annual Family Law Institute. Institute for Continuing Legal Education, June 1996.
  • “First Annual Tort Forum.” Institute for Continuing Legal Education. June 21, 1997.
  • “Jury Trials in Marital Tort Cases,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education, June 1996.
  • “Using Experts in Complex Divorce Cases.” Institute for Continuing Legal Education, June 1996.
  • “Bankruptcy and Its Interrelationship with the Family Court under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education, May 1995.
  • “High-Tech Techniques in Evidence,” American College of Family Trial Lawyers, William and Mary College, April 1995.
  • “Domestic Torts,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, May 1994, April 1995; New Jersey State Bar Association, May 1994, May 1996; The Association of Trial Lawyers, New Jersey, May 1995.
  • “Equitable Distribution of Contingencies,” American Trial Lawyers Association, March 1994, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, March 1996.
  • “How to Collect Child Support and Alimony from Pensions, Retirement Plants, IRA’s and Other Supposedly Exempt Assets, and the Tax Imputations of Invasion,” Family Law Forum, September 1994.
  • “How to Market and Manage a Law Office,” Boardwalk Seminar, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, April 1993.
  • “Motion Practice,” Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey, Law Trial Academy, October 17, 1992.
  • “Matrimonial Arbitration – The Cutting Edge,” American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, September 1992, February 1993.
  • “Divorce Law in the 90’s,” Peoples Law School, Union County College, 1990-92
  • “Discrepancies in Financial Disclosure when Matrimonial Law Meets Criminal Law,” Essex County Bar Foundation, 1989.
  • “Pension Issues in Divorce Cases: Making Sense out of a Complicated Area,” Essex County Bar Association, 1989.
  • “Hot Tips in Family Law,” New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1989-92.
  • “Negotiating Property Settlement Agreements,” Legal Education Institute, 1989.