Minkowitz v. Israeli, A-2335-11T2; Appellate Division; opinion by Lihotz, J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication September 25, 2013. Before Judges Messano, Lihotz and Ostrer. On appeal from the Chancery Division, Family Part, Essex County, FM-07-2087-08. [Sat below: Judge Casale.] DDS No. 20-2-xxxx [55 pp.]

Following the commencement of divorce proceedings, plaintiff Barbara Minkowitz and defendant Ron Israeli agreed to forgo judicial determination of all financial issues in favor of binding arbitration and that all custody and parenting-time issues would be reviewed in nonbinding arbitration. They agreed to engage a single arbitrator and a jointly chosen forensic accounting expert.