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Child support orders may be modified upon a prima facie showing of changed circumstances under Lepis v. Lepis, 83 N.J. 139 (1980).  New Jersey courts have recognized (1) increases or decreases of the supporting...

Johnson & Johnson is currently battling nearly 4,800 lawsuits after allegations that its talc-based products cause cancer.  One recent California suit resulted in a $417 million award by a California jury. ...

When parties divorce and enter into a property settlement agreement (“PSA”) based upon mutual consent, if one party later wishes to modify the PSA’s terms, he or she must show changed circumstances if the PSA already...

Introducing the professionals behind the scenes of Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC! Our entire personnel is an integral part of our firm. The assistance provided by our managers, paralegals, legal...

Manufacturers of any products subject themselves to product liability for what they produce and subsequently sell to the public.  Particularly when baby products are at issue, manufacturers need to take extra precautions...

The United States Department of Justice defines domestic violence as a “pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate...

Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC is pleased to announce that Jerry S. D’Aniello, a partner of the firm, has been selected as the 2018 Edition of Lawyer of the Year by Newark Family Law Mediation.* This...

Since the formation of our firm in 2009, Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC has acquired highly skilled and experienced attorneys to represent our many and diverse clients. The firm has greatly expanded its...

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.   Partner Paul M. da Costa recently obtained a $2.5 million settlement from New Jersey Transit (“NJT”) on behalf of his seventy-two year old...

A number of difficult legal questions arise when parties divorce and one parent wants to relocate with the children to a different state over the other parent’s objection. A parent attempting to...

Our firm’s skilled and experienced matrimonial attorneys, Edward S. Snyder and Scott D. Danaher, successfully represented the defendant in the complex divorce matter of Slutsky v. Slutsky before the New Jersey...

Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC is proud to announce that Emily Carstensen, Esq. has joined our firm as Counsel. Emily brings with her over ten years of experience in matrimonial law. Emily was admitted to...

A party seeking to relocate a child out of the state when both parties share unequal parental obligations has the burden of producing evidence establishing prima facie (1) that there is a good faith reason for the...

Our partner, Paul M. da Costa, Esq., will be speaking in the 21st Annual Medical Malpractice Update on November 4, 2017. “There have been many significant developments and decisions affecting medical malpractice law...

When a minor child experiences gender dysphoria and desires to be identified by the opposite gender from their biological gender, parents are left with a tough decision as to whether their child should legally change his or...

When a child becomes emancipated from his or her parents, this means that the parents are no longer obligated to pay financial support. Prior to or during the marriage, parties will often establish in writing at what...

In order to constitute abuse or neglect of a child under New Jersey law, the parent’s conduct must pose an imminent risk of harm to the child at the time of the event that triggered The Division of Child Protection and...

If an individual paying alimony or child support seeks a reduction in his or her obligation, New Jersey law has established a two-step test for deciding whether a modification of alimony is...

Parental rights may be terminated for several reasons, including (1) that the child’s safety or health is endangered by the parental relationship; (2) the parent is unable or unwilling to eliminate the harm facing the...

When a child becomes emancipated from his or her parents, this means that the parents can no longer make decisions for the child and that the parents are not obligated to pay financial support. The question is often...