Biography
Eliana is a partner in our Family Law Department, representing clients across New Jersey in divorce, asset distribution, support, custody, domestic violence, premarital agreements, post-judgment and appellate matters.
Beyond traditional family law, Eliana possesses unique experience in Jewish divorce law. She appears in Rabbinical Court, where she guides clients through Get adjudication, custody arbitrations, and other matters specific to the Jewish community. Eliana regularly writes about matters impacting Jewish separations and divorces. In her blog posts, she provides practical information and useful tips regarding Yeshiva tuition, Rabbinical courts, gets and other issues.
Eliana also hosts a podcast, Jewish Divorce Talk, covering divorce, separation, co-parenting and other unique considerations that arise when couples in the Jewish world divorce. Guests share their opinions and perspectives on divorce to both counter the stigma and drive for reform within the Jewish community. Her commitment to the Jewish community is reflected in her recent appointment to the Board of the Jewish Bar Association of New Jersey, and her appointment to the Fundamental Right to Marry Task Force.
Eliana serves on the Executive Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Family Law Section and actively contributes to the Family Law Section. Since 2019, she has also served as an Associate Editor for the New Jersey Family Lawyer publication.
Representative Matters*
- Steiner v. Steiner, 470 N.J. Super. 112 (App. Div. 2021), cert. denied, 250 N.J. 387 (2022), and cert. denied, 250 N.J. 358 (2022): Appellate Division reported a case of first impression involving the adjudication of grounds for divorce under irreconcilable differences. Ordered no punitive counsel fee awards for meritorious defenses of claims.
- Barr v. Barr, 418 N.J. Super. 18 (App. Div. 2011): Appellate Division reported decision covering equitable distribution of a military pension, part of which accumulated through post-divorce efforts.
- Collection of approximately $400,000 in child support and alimony arrears, accumulated over 20 years, on behalf of a client whose former husband “forum-shopped” between New Jersey and California to secure more favorable support orders. The ruling was affirmed in the Appellate Division.
- Assisted in the successful adjudication of the validity of a New York prenuptial agreement.
- Secured a judgment that blocked the return of two children to Dubai, UAE. The mother fled the country to escape domestic abuse and the country’s patriarchal society. The case involved the retention of an expert versed in Middle Eastern law and societal mores who opined that the mother would be denied due process in any custody dispute in Dubai.
* Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2009)
- Yeshiva University, Stern College for Women (B.A., magna cum laude, 2006)
Board of Directors
- Jewish Bar Association of New Jersey, Member of the Board
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Law Section Executive Committee
- Young Lawyer Advisory Board, New Jersey Law Journal (Former Member)
- Parents Anonymous of New Jersey, Member of Board of Trustees (Former Member)
- Association of Jewish Attorneys Advisory Board (Former Member)
