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Last week, a couple in their sixties sought a divorce in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  According to WZTV Fox 17 Nashville, Chancellor Jeffrey M. Atherton refused to rule on the couple’s divorce.  He said that the...

Powdered caffeine is becoming increasingly popular, and it is commonly mixed into beverages by people looking for a boost of energy.  But it can be lethal, and it is additionally known to cause dangerously erratic...

Last week, the New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the lower court’s ruling in Coshland v. Coshland, a case in which an ex-husband wanted to stop paying alimony to his ex-wife.  The former couple was married for...

In L.I.B. v. D.M.B., the New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the trial court’s decision to enter a final restraining order against the ex-husband for harassing and stalking his ex-wife.  His behavior violated the...

This week, the New Jersey Appellate Division decided the case Moffitt v. Moffitt, in which the ex-husband appealed an order that required him to pay 81 percent of the parties’ daughter’s Stafford and Perkins student...

Recently, there have been many reported cases of a deadly “superbug” resulting from the incomplete cleaning of duodenoscopes.  The superbug, formally known as carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, has...

The National Safety Council (NSC) recently reported that deaths and serious injuries from auto collisions are on the rise for the first time since 2007.  According to Yahoo! Autos, the number of traffic fatalities...

After giving birth to twin girls, a mother in the case T.M. v. A.S. sought child support from the man she believed to be the father of her babies, A.S.  The Passaic County Board of Social Services filed an...

In issuing the judgment of divorce in Terry v. Terry, the trial judge made two interesting decisions when dividing up the marital property.  First, he decided that a rental property in only the husband’s name was...

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...