From time to time, we have written regarding pet custody, though there is very little case law on the issue. Historically, pets were treated as chattel (property) and courts did
Continue Reading Premarital Cats Treated as Property
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From time to time, we have written regarding pet custody, though there is very little case law on the issue. Historically, pets were treated as chattel (property) and courts did…
Continue Reading Premarital Cats Treated as PropertyOver the years, I have written a lot on palimony cases, both before and after the landmark Maeker v. Ross case that I argued in the New Jersey Supreme…
Continue Reading Appellate Division Applies Moynihan Palimony Decision Retroactively
Seems pretty obvious that if a court is going to explain the ramifications of the right to have counsel in a domestic violence matter and the ramifications of the entry…
Continue Reading Right to Counsel and Notice of Consequences of a Domestic Violence Finding is Required Before – Not After- the Finding
The Family Court in New Jersey is a court of equity. Accordingly, old, if not ancient “equitable principles” or maxims are supposed to apply. One such maxim is that he…
Continue Reading Like the Lochness Monster – A Rare Doctrine of Unclean Hands “Citing”
I saw an article this morning about people who brought their digital platform to prepare prenups to the show Shark Tank. I haven’t viewed their site and have no idea…
Continue Reading A Website for Prenups -Good Use of Technology or a Recipe for Disaster?
I have seen this more than one time in my career. One party (or his/her family members) really wants there to be a prenuptial agreement but, either due to lack…
Continue Reading Is the Prenuptial Agreement Signed after the Wedding Really a Prenuptial Agreement?