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In Polcari v. Polcari, the husband and wife married in 1993, and had 3 children: a son in October 1995; a second son in August 1997; and a daughter in May 2000.  The husband and wife divorced in June 2010, and a...

Just weeks after the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 hit markets, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an official recall of the device. Now, the Department of Transportation announced that it will only allow...

In Mueller v. Mueller, a Family Part judge interpreted the term “prospective retirement” as it is used in the recently amended New Jersey alimony statute.  That law provides that a supporting spouse may seek to...

William Paterson University has been named a defendant in a wrongful death action brought by a mother who claims that the college mishandled her daughter’s rape complaint, which led to her suicide.  According to the...

In Mayer v. Mayer, the husband and wife married in 1986 and had two children together: a son born in June 1994 and a daughter born in April 1996.  The wife filed for divorce in 2006.  In 2006, the wife also...

N.J.S.A. 2A:17-56.23a provides that “[n]o payment or installment of an order for child support . . . shall be retroactively modified by the court except with respect to the period during which there is a pending application...

Rule 1:10-3 gives a court discretion to impose sanctions on a party who refuses to comply with a prior court order.  Moreover, Rule 5:3-7 authorizes economic sanctions for violating custody, parenting...

Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC is pleased to announce that 4 of our very own attorneys have been included in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, the oldest and most esteemed peer-review publication...

In the midst of a 33-year marriage, the couple in the case DeLong v. DeLong sold their marital home after the husband’s mother conveyed her house to them for a dollar.  They paid his mother $500 a month as...

Pop Warner, the largest youth football league in the United States, is facing a class-action lawsuit, reports the New York Times.  The suit was brought by two mothers whose deceased sons played football as children...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now requiring stronger warnings about the potentially lethal consequences of combining prescription painkillers and sedatives, according to the Associated Press.  Opioid...

On August 29, 2016, the New Jersey Law Journal published its annual “Top 20 Personal Injury Awards of the Year” special section, which identifies the largest reported personal injury awards for the year. Partner Paul M....

New Jersey courts will not modify an alimony or child support award unless a permanent change in circumstances has occurred.  But there is no brightline rule for deciding when a changed circumstance has gone on long...

A spouse may be relieved from the terms of a property settlement agreement (PSA) if exceptional or compelling circumstances exist that indicate that enforcing the agreement “would be unjust, oppressive or...

Between December 2012 and August 2014, at least 15 patients of John Vecchione, D.D.S., a Morris County dentist, developed enterococcal endocarditis after undergoing oral surgery involving IV...

A person who seeks a final restraining order (FRO) under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA) must show by a preponderance of the evidence that the alleged abuser committed an act of domestic violence and that a FRO...

New Jersey courts may adjust alimony and child support upon a showing of changed circumstances.  An increase in the cost of living, an increase or decrease in the supporting spouse’s income, and changes in the...

To modify a custody arrangement contained in a divorce agreement, the parent moving for the change must first establish that there has been a change of circumstances.  Then, the parent must show that the proposed change...

Rehabilitative alimony and limited duration alimony are not the same.  Rehabilitative alimony is a short-term award that is designed to financially support the dependent spouse while he or she receives training or...

Under New Jersey case law, the Family Part has discretion to decide whether the facts of a given case require income to be imputed to either spouse in calculating appropriate alimony payments.  For example, income might...