Family Law Lawyers in Monmouth County, NJ
By Tiffany Slowinski
Monmouth County is big enough that a search for “divorce lawyer near me” can produce an overwhelming number of names.
Red Bank.
Freehold.
The Shore towns.
Middletown.
Wall.
Eatontown.
Offices all over the county and firms advertising into it from well beyond the county line.
That is not especially useful when you are already dealing with something stressful.
So I would narrow the search differently.
Start with your case.
If you are looking for a family law attorney in Monmouth County, what is the issue that matters most right now?
Divorce?
Custody?
Parenting time?
Child support?
Alimony?
Division of assets?
A business?
A high-income household?
Domestic violence?
A post-divorce modification?
Mediation or another settlement process?
Family law is a broad category.
Your case is not.
The Garden State Circle guide is designed around firms that actually publish an office in Monmouth County and publish family law as a practice area.
That distinction matters in a county this large because search results can easily blur firms physically based here with firms running advertising or location pages aimed at Monmouth residents.
There is nothing inherently wrong with hiring a lawyer whose main office is elsewhere.
The guide simply tells you which firms meet the local criteria so you know what you are comparing.
Then look at the practice itself.
Is family law the firm’s entire focus or one practice area among several?
Does the firm publish mediation?
Collaborative divorce?
Domestic violence work?
High-net-worth divorce?
Business-owner matters?
Custody?
Appeals?
Those details can help you build a short list before making calls.
You may also see attorneys identified as Certified Matrimonial Law Attorneys by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
That is a formal certification for attorneys who meet the court’s requirements.
It is not required to practice family law, and many New Jersey divorce attorneys do not hold it.
Use it as a piece of the attorney’s professional background, not a score.
The first conversation should tell you much more.
I would want to know who is actually going to handle the case.
The person on the website?
Another attorney?
A team?
How are fees charged?
What retainer is required?
What should you bring to the first substantive meeting?
What does the attorney see as the first legal or practical issue that needs attention?
If you have children, how does the lawyer approach custody and parenting-time disputes?
If you own a business, have complex compensation or substantial assets, what financial information will the lawyer need?
If you hope to settle, what options does the attorney see for doing that?
If you are already dealing with significant conflict, how does the firm approach litigation?
You are not asking the lawyer to predict your outcome.
You are trying to understand the process and whether you trust this person to guide you through it.
Mediation is one area worth understanding before using the term loosely.
A mediator is neutral and does not represent either spouse.
That is different from each party receiving legal advice from their own attorney.
Some Monmouth County family law firms publish mediation or collaborative services in addition to traditional representation.
Ask what role the lawyer would play in your particular matter.
Monmouth County geography matters too.
A lawyer in Red Bank may be incredibly convenient for one family and inconvenient for someone much farther south or west.
At the same time, family law work increasingly involves phone, video and electronic documents.
Ask how often you actually need to be physically in the office before making the address the deciding factor.
This guide is useful if you are searching for divorce lawyers Monmouth County NJ, family law attorneys Monmouth County, divorce lawyers Red Bank, family lawyers Freehold, child custody lawyers, alimony attorneys, child support lawyers, high-net-worth divorce, business-owner divorce, domestic violence attorneys, divorce mediation, collaborative divorce or Certified Matrimonial Law Attorneys in Monmouth County.
This is not legal advice and the guide is not ranking attorneys.
It is meant to get you from an overwhelming search result to a smaller group of lawyers you actually want to speak with.
At a moment like this, that is useful enough.
We did the homework here.
For the places actually worth your time, money and babysitter, follow me: @tiffanyknowsnj.
The Guide: Family Law Lawyers, Monmouth County
How We Selected These Firms
This guide covers Monmouth County.
A firm appears in the local table if it publishes an office address inside Monmouth County on its own website and publishes family law as a practice area on its own website.
Each part of that is something you can check yourself. The address and the practice areas are what the firm’s own website says.
That is a test, not a judgment, and it is the only route onto this page. Sixteen firms meet it. They are listed alphabetically.
About This Guide
This guide is produced by Garden State Circle. Firms appear here because they meet the criteria described above — an office address inside Monmouth County and family law published as a practice area, both on the firm’s own website. That is a test, not a judgment, and it is the only route onto this page. No company can pay to be included in this guide, to be listed higher, or to change what the comparison table says about it. Firms are listed alphabetically, and every detail in the table was verified against each firm’s own website and the Supreme Court of New Jersey’s published list of certified attorneys in September 2026.
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Nothing on this page is legal advice, and nothing here says whether you have a case or what it may be worth. Garden State Circle is not a law firm and receives no referral fee from any firm listed. Every firm on this page was checked against its own website and the Supreme Court of New Jersey’s published list of certified matrimonial law attorneys on the date shown above.
Compare Family Law Lawyers, Monmouth County
| Firm · office | Certified matrimonial law attorneys | Practice areas published | Family law only? | Mediation or collaborative, as published | Consultation, as published | Languages published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colasurdo Law LLC Red Bank: 116 Spring Street, 1st Fl. Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 | Vito Colasurdo, Jr. – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026 | Not published | No – Criminal Law, Civil Law, Employment Law, Real Estate Law | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Goldstein Law Group Brielle: 800 Old Bridge Rd, Brielle, NJ 08730. Other office: Metuchen. | Michael J. Fleres – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026 | Divorce; Modification of Family Law Orders; Domestic Violence; Prenuptial Agreements; Custody & Support; Property in Divorce | No – Criminal Defense, Estate Planning and Will Contest, Municipal Court Matters, Traffic Violations | Mediation, collaborative | Free 10 Minute Case Evaluation* · *An attorney will be happy to speak to you by telephone or in person, for 10 minutes to learn the general facts about your matter, explain the process that may be involved in the firm’s representation of you in that potential matter ; and advise you of the attorney’s experience in handling these matters. | Not published |
| Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas Red Bank: 169 Maple Avenue, Red Bank. Other offices: New Brunswick; Hammonton; New York City. | Jessica N. Mazur – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026 | Alimony, Spousal Support, and Separate Maintenance; Child Custody and Parenting Time; Child Support; Collaborative Law; Divorce; Domestic Violence | No – Criminal and Municipal Court Defense, Labor and Employment Law, Land Use and Development, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury | Mediation, collaborative | Not published | Not published |
| Law Office of Andrew R. Fischer Wall: 1516 Highway 138, Unit 1B, Wall, New Jersey 07719 | None listed | Divorce; Child custody; Child support; Alimony; Property division; Modification of orders | Yes | Mediation | Not published | Not published |
| Law Office of August J. Landi Colts Neck: 5 Professional Circle, Ste 204, Colts Neck, NJ 07722 | None listed | Divorce; Alimony; Child Custody; Children in Divorce; Child Support; Divorce Arbitration | No – Meditation & Therapy | Mediation | For Your Free Initial Consultation Call Today! 732.531.0181 | Not published |
| Law Office of Edward Fradkin, LLC Freehold: 11 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728 | None listed | Divorce; Child custody and support; Post-decree modifications; Divorce and custody agreement enforcement; Domestic violence issues; Alimony | Yes | Mediation | Call For A Free Consultation: 732-702-0612 | Not published |
| Law Office of Richard Allan Nocks, Esq. Neptune: 685 Neptune Boulevard, Neptune , NJ 07754 | None listed | Divorce; Child Support and Child Custody; Alimony; Equitable Distribution; Post-Divorce Issues; Premarital and Co-Habitation Agreements | No – Juvenile Delinquency | Not published | Free Initial Consultation for Prospective Clients. | Not published |
| Law Offices of Sylvia S. Costantino Esq., LLC Red Bank: 58 Rector Place, Red Bank, NJ 07701 | Sylvia S. Costantino – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026 | Divorce; Mediation; High Asset Divorce; Gray Divorce; Alimony; Parenting Time | Yes | Mediation | CALL TODAY FOR A FREE CASE EVALUATION | Not published |
| Lawrence Law Red Bank: 55 North Bridge Ave, Suite 5, Red Bank, NJ 07701. Other office: Watchung. | Jeralyn Lawrence – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Daniel A. Burton – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Amy Wechsler – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026 | Divorce; Alimony; Palimony; Child Custody; Adoption; Child Support | Yes | Mediation, collaborative | Not published | Not published |
| Lyons & Associates, P.C. Freehold: 62 Thoreau Drive, Freehold, NJ 07728. Other offices: Somerville, Morristown, New York | Kristyl M. Berckes – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Marissa A. Del Mauro – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; William P. Lemega – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Theresa A. Lyons – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026 | Family Law; Domestic Violence (DV); Mediation | No – Bankruptcy; Civil Rights Litigation; Criminal Law; Real Estate | Mediation | Schedule A Free Consultation | Not published |
| Paone, Zaleski & Murphy Red Bank: 120 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701. Other office: Woodbridge. | John P. Paone Jr. – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Robert M. Zaleski – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026 | Divorce Options; Divorce Process; Spousal Support; Division of Assets; Divorce with a Business; High Net Worth Divorce | Yes | Mediation | Not published | Not published |
| Rozin Golinder Law Shrewsbury: 1040 Broad Street, Suite 104, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702. Other office: East Brunswick. | Elizabeth Rozin-Golinder – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Cheryl M. Spilka – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Jean Ramatowski – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Robin Jill Schneider – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Brian McFadden – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026 | Alimony; Permanent Alimony; Reimbursement Alimony; Annulment; Child Abduction; Child Custody | No – Estates, Probate, Trusts, Wills | Mediation | Call (732) 538-9080 or request your free and confidential consultation online today with our experienced New Jersey family law attorneys! | Services also available in Russian. |
| Sanvenero & Cittadino, LLC Shrewsbury: 740 Broad Street, Suite 200, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702 | Richard Sanvenero, Jr. – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026 | Divorce; Alimony; Child Custody; Child Support; Collaborative Divorce; Divorce Mediation | No – Business Law, Criminal Defense, Real Estate, Estate Planning | Mediation, collaborative | Not published | Not published |
| Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC Eatontown: 446 Route 35, Building C, Suite 101, Eatontown. Other offices: Bridgewater, Hackensack, Morristown, Roseland | Angelo Sarno – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Jerry S. D’Aniello – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Charles C. Abut – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Christopher Leon Garibian – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; Tanya N. Helfand – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026; John A. Patti – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026 | Divorce; Alimony; Palimony; Child Custody and Relocation; Child Support; Equitable Distribution | No – Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury | Mediation | Not published | Not published |
| The Law Office of Jennifer J. McCaskill, LLC Red Bank: 157 Broad Street, Suite 111, Red Bank, NJ 07701 | None listed | Divorce; Divorce Mediation; Gray Divorce; High Asset Divorce; LGBTQA+ Divorce; Monmouth County Contested Divorce Lawyer | Yes | Mediation | Contact Us Today To Schedule A Free Case Evaluation | Not published |
| Villani & DeLuca, P.C. Red Bank: 151 Bodman Place, Red Bank, NJ 07701. Other offices: Pt. Pleasant Beach; Brick Township. | Vincent C. DeLuca – Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney – Supreme Court of New Jersey list, checked Sept 24 2026 | Alimony; Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce; Mediation; Adultery Divorce | No – Criminal Defense, DWI / DUI, Personal Injury, Liquor Licenses | Mediation, collaborative | All of our attorneys offer free consultations, in person or over the phone, where an experienced legal professional will listen and provide you with the legal advice you need. | Not published |
This table is in alphabetical order and is not a ranking. “Not published” is a statement about the firm’s website on the date we read it, not about the firm.
Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney is a designation the Supreme Court of New Jersey grants to individual attorneys who apply, meet its experience and education requirements and pass its examination; it lasts five years and is renewable. Most New Jersey attorneys who handle family law cases do not hold it, and not holding it says nothing about an attorney’s standing. We checked each firm’s named attorneys against the court’s published list on the date shown.
Details verified against each firm’s own website in September 2026.
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