TWIN BABIES, TWO FATHERS???

We have all received the birds and bees lecture from our parents, but none of us could imagine that what happened in this case could be possible. A New Jersey Family Court Judge ruled that a man, identified as the father of twin girls, had in fact fathered only one of them. The twins’ mother was in a relationship with…
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11 YEAR OLD GIRL NOT HARMED BY ATTENDING A PINK CONCERT

With warmer weather and summer around the corner, concerts on the Jersey Shore will be rocking. Many families will attend these concerts and see performances of all different varieties. However, as seen by the parents in this case, custody battles can bring out the worst in people. In a recent New Jersey Case, the Court ruled that a mother did…
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NEW YORK PERMITS A WIFE TO SERVE DIVORCE PAPERS USING FACEBOOK

After a complaint for divorce has been filed, the next step is to serve the other party. In many cases a process server will be hired to serve the summons and complaint for divorce at the address of the other party. However, there are instances where the location of the other party is unknown. After showing the Court you made…
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CASE WILL TEST HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS’ LIABILITY FOR ICY SIDEWALK

Many homeowners in New Jersey live in Condominium Associations where the Association hires an outside company to handle all snow removal and spreading of salt in the winter months. The NJ Supreme Court is now considering whether homeowners’ associations and their maintenance contractors can be held liable for injuries caused when they fail to clear snow and ice from their…
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NJ Lawmakers OK Expanded Use of Ignition Interlock Devices

  • February 13, 2015
On February 5th the New Jersey Senate gave final legislative approval to a bill that would give some convicted drunken drivers the option of having ignition interlock devices installed in their cars as an alternative to license revocation. State law now requires installation of the devices for repeat offenders and first-time offenders with a BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) of .15…
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Tenants of Avalon Edgewater file Class-Action Suit

Throughout the State of New Jersey, many people elect to rent an apartment for an array of reasons including location and convenience. Unfortunately, in some instances the landlord/tenant relationship may result in court appearances. A class-action lawsuit has been brought against AvalonBay Communities over the January 21st fire that destroyed a 408-unit luxury apartment building in Edgewater New Jersey, displacing…
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Irreconcilable Differences Available as a Grounds to Dissolve Civil Unions

Many people do not know where to begin when contemplating divorcing their spouse or dissolving their civil union partnership. The grounds for Divorce in New Jersey can be based on, among other causes, adultery, imprisonment, or most commonly, irreconcilable differences. However, the New Jersey statute stating the grounds for dissolution of Civil Unions does not include irreconcilable differences. The civil…
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THE COURT SAID I CAN EARN WHAT?!

In some instances a New Jersey Superior Court Judge will “impute” or assign an income to a party in order to calculate such things as child support and/or alimony. The Judge, however, must explain/justify the reason(s) why he/she imputed the amount in question to that individual. In terms of child support, pursuant to the New Jersey Court Rules, a Judge…
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NO LIMIT IN NJ DWI SENTENCING ‘STEP-DOWN’

  • December 19, 2014
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that drunken drivers convicted of multiple offenses may use a ‘step-down’ provision in the state’s drunken driving statute more than once, provided that at least 10 years have elapsed between the most recent offense and the prior one. The current New Jersey drunk driving statute [N.J.S.A. 39:40-50] states in part that if a…
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