Individuals & Families

We have extensive experience successfully resolving matters and providing aggressive representation when necessary in a wide range of family law and individual related matters.

We handle the following types of legal matters:

Matrimonial & Family Law
Estate Planning, Administration, & Litigation
Municipal Law
Professional Liability
Real Estate & Land Use
Real Property Taxation

Call us for a no-obligation consultation. The firm makes fee arrangements on an hourly basis, contingent fee basis, a flat fee basis and by mutual agreement with clients, depending on the particular circumstances of the matter.

Learn more about the how our law firm and its attorneys can help you through challenging times in your life, including through a divorce process.  

Matrimonial Law & Family Law
Bendit Weinstock is a New Jersey Family Law Firm in Essex County practicing in all aspects of divorce and family law. Our attorneys assist our clients in need of counseling and representation relating to important family law and matrimonial law issues, including child support, child custody, visitation and alimony.

Our attorneys serve as your partner throughout the entire divorce process and handle all matters relating to the dissolution of marriage and equitable marital property division, alimony, maintenance and support. Our lawyers handle child custody and parental rights issues, including custody proceedings, visitation rights and all matters relating to child support.

We negotiate agreements, including property settlements, pre-nuptial agreements and post-nuptial agreements. We represent clients whose family and financial issues are complex, as well as those who need counsel simply to ensure that their rights are protected, and their problems are settled properly.  

When necessary, we litigate contested divorce cases, and consult with and employ experts who are able to address financial, custody and other issues. We have expertise in identifying and focusing on the "real" issues in family disputes, in gathering the facts necessary to evaluate the issues, and in presenting clients' positions in negotiations, mediation, and before the Courts. Our litigation of family and matrimonial issues also involves appeals, as well as enforcement, and post-judgment motion practice.

We strive to address the legal aspects of family law and matrimonial law disputes in a straightforward, rational manner, with the realization that clients likely are dealing with other highly emotional and financial non-legal issues. We approach such issues in a practical manner, and focus upon bringing matters to conclusion as quickly as possible .

We offer our clients counsel and representation in the following areas:

• Divorce
• Separation
• Alimony/Spousal Support
• Equitable distribution of assets
• Child support
• Child custody
• Visitation
• Adoptions
• Guardianships
• Name changes
• Domestic disputes
• Post-divorce judgment enforcement and modification
• Pre-nuptial agreements
• Termination of Parental Rights
• Paternity
• Post-Judgment Modifications
• Mediation

Estate Planning, Trusts & Estate Administration & Litigation
Bendit Weinstock is a New Jersey Trusts & Estates law firm practicing in the areas of estate litigation, estate planning and probate administration. Our attorneys represent clients in connection with estate litigation, ranging from will contests, to "fiduciary-abuse" litigation, to examination and critiquing of accountings. Our attorneys have handled estate litigation on behalf of a variety of parties, from executors, trustees, and guardians, to those challenging estate plans.

In addition, the law firm provides services in connection with planning for the disposition of one's assets and estate and the preservation of wealth, as well as providing for care of children, including drafting of wills, living wills, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney, and health care directives.

Bendit Weinstock also regularly assists clients in the legal administration of estates, including probate of wills, administration of estates where wills are not involved, and administration of trusts.

Our law firm represents clients in areas including;

• Estate Planning
• Probate Administration
• Probate Litigation
• Will Contests
• Trust Disputes & Litigation
• Inheritance Disputes

Municipal Law
Bendit Weinstock handles a wide range of municipal law matters across New Jersey, including property tax appeals, real estate and land use, contract negotiations, labor law and environmental law.   Mr. Desiderio is the Municipal Attorney for the Township of Maplewood, New Jersey.

We have extensive experience with planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment and tax boards.  

Our attorneys have adeptly handled the following types of municipal matters:

• Environmental issues
• Land use
• Municipal matters
• Employment issues
• Tax issues
• Zoning and variances

Professional Liability and Legal Malpractice
Bendit Weinstock has a long standing reputation for handling matters involving professional liability and malpractice. Our attorneys represent those who have suffered losses as a result of attorney or accountant malpractice, negligence, misconduct, or otherwise not having provided services at a professional standard. The Firm also successfully represents and defends those attorneys who have been wrongfully accused of malpractice or unethical conduct or against whom an unwarranted claim is brought. We evaluate claims against such professionals, and also defend claims made against professionals. Our attorneys often are called upon to provide expert opinions with respect to attorney liability.

We provide legal malpractice, attorney negligence, ethics violation, and professional misconduct legal services to our clients involving the following types of claims:

• Letting the statute of limitations lapse
• Missing filing deadlines
• Ethics violations
• Stealing money held in escrow
• Conflicts of interest
• Inadequate investigation
• Failure to know or understand the law
• Failure to obtain client's consent or follow a client's instructions

Real Estate & Land Use
Bendit Weinstock represents clients in the sale, purchase, finance and rental of commercial, office, industrial, retail and residential properties. The firm also handles real estate and land use matters involving planning, zoning and applications for variances. Our lawyers regularly appear before local governmental agencies and boards. Our attorneys work with lenders, borrowers, developers, contractors, real estate professionals and landlords to handle simple to complex and sophisticated real estate matters. We also expeditiously handle the related environmental, zoning, land use, and regulatory matters in the real estate transaction.

Real Property Taxation
The firm regularly defends property tax appeals for the Township of Maplewood and represents taxpayers in other municipalities. Property tax appeals and State Tax Court litigation are handled primarily by Mr. Desiderio and Mr. Keegan.