I can lie and pretend to watch educational series, all law dramas, during my limited free time between work and two little kids, but I will be honest and tell you that reality TV runs on repeat between my husband’s sports (or during…). Divorce and family law have always been…
Continue Reading Pervasive Family Law Themes in Reality TV Part ICyber Harassment Gives Rise to FRO In Case That Emphasizes Importance of ‘Four Corners”
In the unpublished (non-precedential) decision of K.E.M. v. S.R.A., the Appellate Division used the…
Continue Reading Cyber Harassment Gives Rise to FRO In Case That Emphasizes Importance of ‘Four Corners”Court Rejects Predictable Arguments on Setting Aside a Prenup, and on Summary Judgment No Less!
Litigating cases involving a prenuptial agreement can be frustrating at times. When prenups are done…
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New Appellate Division Decision on Importance of Arbitration Agreement Formalities: A Cautionary Tale
I have extensively blogged on the importance of formalizing arbitration agreements in the context of divorce or post-judgment actions in compliance with the applicable Court rules, offering technical and practical…
Continue Reading New Appellate Division Decision on Importance of Arbitration Agreement Formalities: A Cautionary TaleCourt’s Should Not Issue FROs Because They Think a Party is a Bad Parent or Deadbeat Dad
Earlier this month, I wrote a blog called Court’s Should Not Issue FROs to Address Parenting Issues. That blogged addressed a case where the trial court entered a Final Restraining…
Continue Reading Court’s Should Not Issue FROs Because They Think a Party is a Bad Parent or Deadbeat DadOver the years, I have blogged several times on the Appellate Division rejecting a trial court’s use of a formula to calculate alimony as opposed to a fulsome consideration of…
Continue Reading So Alimony Formulas are Sometimes OK?Changes in Parenting Responsibilities Can Be a Change of Circumstances to Increase Alimony
Alimony is generally modifiable if a substantial and continuing change of circumstances can be shown. Typically, when we think about changes of circumstances in this regard, we generally look at…
Continue Reading Changes in Parenting Responsibilities Can Be a Change of Circumstances to Increase AlimonyAmending a Complaint or Counterclaim for Divorce Remains Freely and Liberally Permitted
A recently published decision of Saseeshkumar v. Venugopal confirms that a request to amend a Complaint and/or Counterclaim for Divorce can and should be freely permitted in the interests of…
Continue Reading Amending a Complaint or Counterclaim for Divorce Remains Freely and Liberally PermittedSocial media has become a prevalent part of people’s lives. Many people post about how great their life is or about the good things that their children do (guilty as…
Continue Reading Can a Bad Social Media Post Lead to a Final Restraining Order?Going back more than three decades, there are Appellate Division cases that offer caution about the abuse of the domestic violence statute to get a leg up in an impending…
Continue Reading Courts Should Not Issue FROs To Address Parenting IssueNew Jersey Has Jurisdiction to Enter a TRO Even When the Predicate Act Occurred in Another State
What happens when a victim of domestic violence suffers a predicate act in a State outside of New Jersey and then seeks an order of protection in New Jersey? The…
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