Attorney LaDonna M. Cousins
Serving Families Throughout New Jersey
LaDonna M. Cousins has devoted her practice to matrimonial and family law. She received her undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Arts, in English and Spanish from Georgetown University. Thereafter, she achieved her Juris Doctorate from Temple University, Beasley School of Law. While attending law school, LaDonna participated in the Domestic Relations Mediation Clinical, where she was trained in mediation skills and conducted mediation sessions with parties referred by the Family Court. After LaDonna’s graduation from law school, she served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Susan F. Maven, J.S.C., of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County.
Prior to joining Rozin | Golinder Law, LaDonna practiced at Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group in Bergen and Union Counties and prior to that, she practiced at Miller, Meyerson & Corbo in Hudson County.
LaDonna is dedicated to all facets of
family law litigation, such as
divorce, contested issues of
custody, parenting time,
child support,
alimony, equitable
distribution of assets and
domestic violence and has represented clients across New Jersey including Bergen, Essex,
Hudson, Middlesex, Passaic, and Union Counties. She has extensive experience
handling a variety of complex cases in her practice of family and matrimonial
law. She is also a skilled negotiator in reaching settlements for matters
that are ripe for resolution and enjoys preparing agreements for clients,
including
prenuptial and property settlement agreements, so that her clients can move forward
with the next chapter of their lives.
As a result of her commitment to her clients, LaDonna has been recognized as a "Rising Star" by the New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine for the years 2017 and 2018.
Education
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Temple University – Beasley School of Law
- Juris Doctorate
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Gerogetown University
- B.A. in English and Spanish
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
Awards/ Recognition
- New Jersey Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2017 and 2018
Professional Associations/ Memberships
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Hudson County Bar Association (Member, Family Law Committee)
- Middlesex County Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section)
Past Employment Positions
- Weinberger Divorce and Family Law Group, LLC, Associate Attorney
- Miller, Meyerson & Corbo, Associate Attorney
Areas of Practice
- Divorce
- Mediation
- Dissolution of Domestic Partnerships/Civil Unions and Same Sex Marriages
- Child Custody
- Visitation and Parenting Time
- Child Support
- Alimony
- Equitable Distribution
- Pre and Post-Nuptial Agreements
- Emancipation
- Modification of Custody
- Modification of Child Support
- Modification, Reduction or Termination of Alimony
- Enforcement of Custody
- Enforcement of Child Support
- Enforcement of Alimony
- Paternity
- Step Parent Adoptions
- Domestic Violence Matters
- Post-Divorce Matters
- Relocation out of the State of New Jersey with a child
- DUI/DWI
- Traffic Violations
- Disorderly Persons Offenses
- Municipal Court Matters
- Criminal Defense