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Posted by:  Albertina Webb, Esq. Believe it or not, your participation or lack thereof, with your attorney, can either help or hurt your divorce process.  That could mean the process taking longer, costing more or actually proceeding to trial as opposed to being resolved either through mediation, four-way or after an early settlement panel (ESP).   [...]

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By:  Albertina Webb, Esq.   As reported today, a Family Part judge may order continued state custody of a child even without a finding of parental abuse or neglect.  This precedential decision was reported by the Appellate Division that permits continued court assistance under Title 9, or a determination based on a best-interests analysis under Title 30, warranting continuation [...]

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By:  Cheryl E. Connors, Esq. The Appellate Division in Villanova v. Innovative Investigations Inc. says yes.  Plaintiff, Kenneth Villanova, sued Innovative Investigations, Inc. and its principal Richard P. Leonard for invasion of privacy.  Because Leonard had difficulty with his surveillance of the plaintiff, he suggested to the plaintiff’s wife (now ex-wife) that she place a [...]

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Posted by:  Albertina Webb, Esq. The Appellate Division has upheld a decision of a Middlesex County Judge’s decision to award temporary custody of a young child to the maternal grandparent instead of the child’s father.  In Hargrove v. Hassell, New Jersey App. Div., May 25, 2010, the court affirmed a  June 5, 2009 Family Part order [...]

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Posted by Joseph J. Russell, Jr., Esq. An appeal is a proceeding that allows a higher Court to review a lower court’s decision.  The most common grounds for taking an appeal from a decision by the Family Part are as follows: (1) the court failed to make adequate findings of fact; (2) the court failed to [...]

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Posted by:  Joseph J. Russell, Jr., Esq. Filing or defending against a divorce action may be one of the most important events in your life.  You want to make the best decision you can.  Your family and friends will give you their opinion, whether you want it or not.  Big firm v. small firm.  Male [...]

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Posted by Albertina Webb, Esq., Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. As of yesterday, you have been divorced for three years.  Pursuant to the terms of your settlement agreement, your ex-spouse pays child support to you directly.  There is no provision for an increase in child support.   Or maybe there is a provision about a review of your [...]

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Posted by Albertina Webb, Esq., Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. Everyone is reading about Tiger Woods’ infidelities and no one questions that his wife, Elin, has left the marital home with the children. Is anyone concerned with the children of this marriage? Is it just surmised that the wife will be awarded custody of the [...]

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