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Dispute Resolution Keyed to Folberg, 4th Ed.
Ziegelheim v. Apollo
Citation:
128 N.J. 250, 607 A.2d 1298 (1992)Facts
Miriam Ziegelheim and Irwin Ziegelheim were married in 1955 and divorced in 1983. During the early years of their marriage, Mrs. Ziegelheim was employed, assisting her husband in his business ventures and working for other employers. After adopting two sons, she became a full-time homemaker. The couple separated in 1979, and Mrs. Ziegelheim retained Apollo to represent her in divorce proceedings. She informed Apollo about the marital assets and her suspicion that her husband was concealing additional assets worth approximately $500,000. She specifically requested Apollo to investigate her husband’s assets thoroughly and expressed her desire for certain settlement terms, including retention of the marital home, substantial alimony, and tax indemnification. According to Mrs. Ziegelheim, Apollo failed to properly investigate her husband’s assets before entering settlement negotiations. The parties reached a settlement agreement in November 1982, under which Mrs. Ziegelheim received approximately 14% of the marital estate while her husband received 86%. Mrs. Ziegelheim claims she accepted this settlement only after Apollo advised her that wives typically receive no more than 10-20% of marital estates at trial, advice she later alleged was negligent and incorrect.
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