Christine C. Fitzgerald

Christine C. Fitzgerald is a partner at Seiden Family Law in Cranford, New Jersey. Ms. Fitzgerald devotes her practice to family law, serving clients throughout New Jersey. She has over a decade of experience and provides committed representation to her clients. She handles matters involving alimony, child custody, child support, divorce, domestic violence, prenuptial agreements, property settlements, relocation issues and same-sex family law.  

Christine is certified as a Matrimonial Law Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML).  Practicing family law since 2007, Christine is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, and before the Supreme Court of the United States and U.S. District Court of New Jersey.

After graduating from Seton Hall University and receiving her Juris Doctorate from New York Law School, Christine served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Thomas P. Zampino, J.S.C. (retired) of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Essex County. After her clerkship, Christine entered private practice, further honing her experience and legal skills at several prominent family law firms in Bergen, Hudson and Morris counties before joining Seiden Family Law.

Throughout her legal career Christine has earned recognition and accolades for her superior skills and determination. Most recently, Christine was honored as the 2018 Family Lawyer of the Year by the Hudson County Bar Association and Hudson County Bar Foundation.

Demonstrating her commitment to the field of family law, Christine serves as an active member of the legal community of New Jersey. Since 2011 she has been a member of the Family Law Section’s Executive Committee (FLEC) of the New Jersey State Bar Association, where she currently serves as the Treasurer of FLEC, and previous served as Co-Chair of the Legislative Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Young Lawyer’s Subcommittee.  She is also been a member of the Elective Share Subcommittee and previous Chair of the committee, a member of the Parent Coordinator Task Force, and the Hudson County Liaison.  In addition to being involved with many of FLEC’s subcommittees and task forces, Christine is also a past Chair of the Supreme Court of New Jersey’s District VI Ethics Committee, an Early Settlement Panelist for Bergen County, the second Vice President of the Hudson County Bar Association and the Co-Chair of its Family Law Committee, and serves on the Board of Managers for the New Jersey Chapter of AAML. Christine was previously appointed to the General Council of the New Jersey State Bar Association.  She has also been appointed by the President of the New Jersey State Bar Association to serve on the Ethics Diversionary Program Committee for the last three years and more recently on the Amicus Committee.

Continuing to build upon her experience and knowledge, in 2014, Christine graduated from the Family Law Trial Advocacy Program, a specialized matrimonial litigation training given by the American Bar Association’s Section of Family Law and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA).

Christine’s knowledge of family law have earned her frequent invitations to lecture at, moderate and present seminars by such organizations as the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the Hudson County Bar Association, and the New Jersey State Bar Association and at major events like the Annual Hot Tips in Family Law, the Family Law Symposium, the Annual Mid-Year Meeting, the Annual Family Law Retreat, and the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting and Convention. Christine has also written numerous scholarly articles that have been featured in professional publications, most notably New Jersey Family Lawyer and New Jersey Lawyer. 

Christine combines her extensive experience in complex family law cases with her natural passion and empathy to help her clients navigate the legal process.