Francine M. Aster
Title: Partner
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Family Law, Same Sex, Child Custody, Mediation, Divorce, Matrimonial Law, Adoption, Domestic Violence, Immigration
119 Cherry Hill Road Suite 120, Parsippany, NJ 07054
About Francine M. Aster
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Same Sex
- Child Custody
- Mediation
- Divorce
- Matrimonial Law
- Adoption
- Domestic Violence
- Immigration
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1987J.D.
- Honors: <i>magna cum laude</i>
- Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, 1983B.A.
- Major: Psychology
- Honors: <i>magna cum laude</i>
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1987
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1987
- United States Supreme Court, 2004
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
Other Affiliations
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 1988 - Present (Member)
- ECBA, 1987 - Present (Former FLEC Chair (15 years)+)
- The Barry Croland Family Inns of Court (Master), 2016 - 2017 (Trustee, Secretary, Vice President, President-Elect, President)
- Essex County Bar Association, 1988 - Present
- Trustee, Essex County Bar Association, 2007-2013
- Secretary, Essex County Bar Association, 2014
- Treasurer, Essex County Bar Association, 2015
- Vice President, Essex County Bar Association, 2016
- President, Essex County Bar Association, 2017-2018
- Chaired, Family Law Executive Committee, Essex County for 15 years
- Chair, District VC Ethics Committee (5 years)
- Chair, District VC Fee Arbitration Committee (4 years)
Past Positions
- Law Offices of Francine M. Aster, Esq., P.C., President, 1996 - 2022
- Aster & Lane, Esq., Partner, 1988 - 1994
- New Jersey Court-Appointed Mediator, 2010-present
- Early Settlement Panel (ESP) Attorney Panelist
- Court-appointed Guardian ad Litem (GAL)
- Parenting Time Coordinator
- Parenting time supervisor
Office Info
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