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The New Jersey Appellate Division recently decided N.J. Div. of Child Protection and Permanency v. M.H.  When a man went to pick his three daughters up from their maternal grandmother’s house, a physical and...

While grandparents may play a big role in the lives of their grandchildren, a parent may object to the grandparents’ involvement.  Unless the kids would suffer a real harm without their grandparents, a competent parent...

There are fourteen different acts that constitute domestic violence under N.J.S.A. § 2C:25-19(a).  Domestic violence is often thought of as the use of physical force, but that is not always the case. ...

Last week, the New Jersey Appellate Division decided the case Yannuzzi v. Yannuzzi.  After a couple with three kids got divorced in 2004, they entered into an agreement that the husband would pay the wife $120,000...

The third-largest nursing home chain in the United States, with homes in 21 states, is in trouble with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.  According to Philly.com, Golden Living has 36 facilities in...

After the trial court in a divorce case Perry v. Jones awarded the wife a lump sum of $50,000 as “additional child support,” the husband appealed the decision.  The wife cross-appealed, saying that the...

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is trying to discourage consumers from using spray-ons, noting the inhalation concerns associated with the aerosol application.  Additionally, it is hard to get an adequate coating...

In about half a million procedures annually, surgeons use devices known as duodenoscopes to diagnose and treat blockages of the bile and pancreatic ducts.  These scopes have a specialized tip and a flexible tube, and...

In the midst of a divorce, the couple in Mantle v. Mantle entered into a voluntary consent agreement.  One provision of the agreement stated that neither party would allow any new boyfriends or girlfriends...

New Jersey, via N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23, recognizes four types of “final award” alimony that can be ordered upon divorce.  These include permanent alimony, rehabilitative alimony, limited duration alimony, and...

Annulments are a much less common alternative to divorces.  Rather than terminating the marriage, an annulment treats the marriage as if it never happened.  Still, getting the court to grant an annulment involves...

The use of surgical robots is not as safe as one might think.  A study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Chicago’s...

In two tragic and fatal accidents last year, Ikea chests tipped over and fell on two boys, both about two years old.  The chests had not been properly secured to the wall.  Since 1989, at least three other...

Domestic violence is not limited to people in the same family or in a romantic relationship.  It extends to other domestic relationships, including cohabitants renting rooms in the same house.  In A.N. v. W.D.,...

After four years of marriage, country music’s favorite couple is divorced effective July 20, according to TMZ.  Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert issued a joint statement regarding their split: “This is not the...

Verbal attacks sometimes feel just as threatening as physical attacks.  Especially if it occurs in the midst of a contentious divorce, a screaming match between soon-to-be ex-spouses can be frightening.  Last week,...

It is simpler and less expensive to resolve a divorce through a settlement agreement than it is to go to court.  If both parties can come to an agreement, the judge may simply approve the agreement, rather than order the...

If you are divorced or in the midst of divorce, you may feel the need to start fresh in a new place.  However, if you try to take your kids with you, your former spouse will probably have an issue with that. ...

In some divorce-related situations, a bona fide change in one party’s financial circumstances is grounds for a modification of alimony payments.  An involuntary increase or decrease in income is usually considered to...

In Watson v. Chamberlain, the New Jersey Appellate Division reviewed a case involving an unmarried couple who had a child in 1998.  In 1999, the Family Part court required the father to pay $88 per week in child...