I initially found Tanya by researching for New Jersey lawyers on line. During my research I spoke to several lawyers on the phone and had planned to meet 3 or 4 in person in order to make sure I made the “best” choice. Tanya was the first lawyer I met and as it happened the last. After meeting her I... no longer felt the need to meet any other lawyers. She put me at ease immediately. She listened to me and was compassionate about my situation. She demonstrated a level of competency and professionalism that made the decision of selecting a lawyer an easy one. As the process evolved, Tanya was always responsive and always respected my needs and addressed by concerns. She was appropriately tough with the opposing lawyer when needed and guided me through the maze, presenting me with options and recommendations where appropriate. Getting divorced is always going to be a stressful and emotional time for anybody. So having a lawyer like Tanya to guide you through the process is comforting. If you need a divorce lawyer, I would highly recommend using Tanya.

I had a very contentious and adversarial divorce which I originally filed with a different attorney. That attorneys incompetence led me to a bad place and set the stage for me to be wiped out. I immediately replaced that attorney with Ms. Helfand who worked hard to get the case moving in the right d...irection. After a year of dealing with a nasty adversary Ms. Helfand was able to guide me toward a settlement that I can live with. At all times of this case she was professional and helped me to understand we were dealing with an angry adversary and did everything in her power to ameliorate the situation.

My husband and I hired Jacqueline Pivawer in 2013 to emancipate two of his adult children (from his previous marriage). Jacqueline went above and beyond our expectations. She got the courts to emancipate not only his two adult children we had requested, but also had his third adult child emancipated.... It was a difficult case to say the least yet Jacqueline persevered and we won on all angles. We are now hiring Jacqueline again to prepare him for his retirement . We would highly recommend Jacqueline and Tanya (Helfand & Assoc.) as they are professional, effective and have their clients best interest at heart. Definitely a five star team.

Indeed, Tanya Helfand is an amazing attorney! I was lucky to find her to represent me in my recent/complex divorce case. My case was quite complex. It involved child custody, asset allocation and very difficult and abusive husband with no respect to women, the legal system and court orders/decis...ions. As strong and very capable professional, Tanya was able to navigate all the complexities in my case and produce fair/satisfactory outcome that protected my rights and my children rights. She paid particular attention to my children interests and their well being. She was successful with securing funds for son’s collage despite substantial resistance from my ex-husband. Tanya’s associate, Diana Strlovski did an amazing job completing motions, explaining issues and assisting me with collecting the necessary information. The two judges involved in my case were impressed with the detailed preparation of every single motion, the organization of evidence, and the professional presentation. This helped the Judges sort through the numerous issues, the false/misleading claims and arrive to the appropriate resolution. Tanya and her firm are highly recommended as they helped me with every aspect of this complex case. Everyone was capable, professional and willing to go the extra step to secure positive outcome.