Eric Solotoff, a partner in our Roseland, New Jersey office and editor of our New Jersey Family Law Blog recently posted a blog entry on bad faith negotiating and its detrimental effect on settling cases. Eric’s point is well taken: there are times in family law cases when people lose sight of their goals and try to land a (proverbial) shot on the other person. Empty demands, veiled threats, and open hostility become the rules of the game rather than honest discussions on finding a resolution and that rarely leads to a satisfying outcome for either side or their counsel.