Happy New Year 2020
To a joyful present and a well-remembered past. Best wishes for happy holidays and a magnificent new year.
Understanding Equitable Distribution in New Jersey
How the Courts Divide Marital Debts and Assets in Divorce Determining who will receive what property in a divorce, and who will be saddled with marital debt, is rarely an easy process. Courts consider numerous factors, including whether there was any financial wrong doing (one of the leading causes of divorce), whether the parties have become...
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Happy Thanksgiving 2019
“Let me encourage you to get up every day and focus on what you do have in life. Be thankful for the blessings of the little things, even when you don’t get what you expect.” – Victoria Osteen
The Impact of Domestic Violence Charges on Custody and Visitation in New Jersey
How Domestic Abuse Affects Your Custody Rights Your relationship with your children can be difficult and emotional, particularly when they are in their formative years. Tempers often can fly, with devastating consequences. When there’s a history of domestic violence or abuse, courts take great care to ensure minor children are safe as possible. Such measures...
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Happy Veterans Day 2019
“Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.” – Charles B. Rangel
Custodial Parent Relocation in New Jersey
Factors Considered by the Courts When Evaluating a Potential Move In today’s highly mobile society, it’s far more common for parents who have divorced to gravitate to different parts of the state or the country. Though New Jersey mandates that the courts consider the “best interests of the child” when ruling on matters of custody and...
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The Implied Warranty of Habitability in New Jersey
A Landlord’s Responsibility to Tenants In landlord-tenant situations, there’s a tendency to focus on the obligations of the tenant to the property owner—the duty to pay rent, the duty not to damage the premises, and the duty not to use the premises for illegal purposes, among other obligations. But landlords have legal duties, too. One of the...
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Beware of the “Yoyo” Financing Ploy When You Buy a Car
Don’t Take the Car Unless You’ve Signed All the Paperwork When you need a car, it can seem like a Godsend when the dealer lets you take the car, even though the financing may not be final. You may be shopping in the evening or on a weekend, when the lenders are closed. The dealer...
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Including the Costs of College in a New Jersey Divorce Decree
Parents in New Jersey May Have Responsibility for College Tuition The state of New Jersey has long been a proponent of higher education, with the courts regularly issuing rulings requiring parents to for a child’s college education, provided they have the appropriate resources. That includes parents who remain married or parents who terminate a marriage....
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Contributory and Comparative Negligence in New Jersey
When You Share the Responsibility for Injuries You’ve Suffered It’s not unusual, when you’ve suffered injury in an accident, that a court of law will conclude that you contributed, to some degree, to the events that led to your losses. What are your rights and responsibilities when you have some liability for your own injuries? Contributory Negligence...
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When There’s More than One Person Responsible for Your Injury
Recovering Full and Fair Compensation for Your Losses When you have been hurt in an accident, one of the first steps toward recovering compensation for your injuries is determining who caused the accident. Often there are a number of factors that combine to bring about an accident or mishap, so there may be a number of parties...
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Is Proof of Negligence Required in a Workers’ Compensation Claim?
Do You Have to Show Carelessness by Your Employer? As a general rule, in personal injury claims, the injured party is required to show that the defendant “breached the duty of care.” Essentially, that means that the at-fault party did not act “as a reasonable person would,” given the circumstances. Under personal injury law, as it...
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