The New York Times reports that some medical groups are pushing for doctors to consider not just the effectiveness of treatment, but also the cost of it when making patient care decisions. This would involve doctors...
E-Cigarettes…Are they safer?
May 14, 2014
On May 15, 2014, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee was scheduled to hold a hearing on electronic cigarettes in light of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent decision to regulate the...
Welcome to Our Blog
May 14, 2014
Welcome to Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC’s medical malpractice and personal injury blog! If you know us from our matrimonial blog, then you know that we will be blogging about new and different medical...
Enough is Enough!
May 06, 2014
We have previously blogged about Ari Schochet, a former Wall Street portfolio manager who owes over $200,000 in alimony and child support arrears to his ex-wife and has been ordered incarcerated for failure to...
On May 5, 2014, Partner Angelo Sarno argued Maeker v. Ross, on behalf of Beverly Maeker, to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Mr. Sarno argued that the 2010 amendment to the Statute of Frauds, requiring that palimony...
I Want An Annulment!
May 01, 2014
In New Jersey, a marriage may be dissolved in one of two ways: divorce or annulment. There is a big difference between these two options. A New Jersey divorce ends a marriage, whereas an annulment nullifies a...
Divorce vs Separation
Apr 25, 2014
According to Yahoo Celebrity, after twenty years of marriage, Sara Kapfer has filed for a legal separation from her husband, Cuba Gooding, Jr.The petition was filed in California citing irreconcilable differences....
We recently blogged about the palimony case of Maeker v. Ross, and that our partner, Angelo Sarno will argue before the New Jersey Supreme Court. The date has been set. The case will be heard by the New Jersey Supreme...
Grandparents Have Rights, Too!
Apr 22, 2014
Sometimes, when a child’s parents separate, when one of the parents dies, or when there is a falling out in the family, grandparents are no longer permitted to see the child, or cannot see the child as often as they would...
To Jail or Not To Jail
Apr 21, 2014
Once a child support order is entered, the obligor parent (i.e., parent obligation to pay) is required to make the regular payments. If the obligor fails to make the required payments, then the obligee parent (i.e.,...
Liberty and Justice for All
Apr 16, 2014
As more and more states recognize same sex marriage, some are also confirming parental rights for same sex parents. In two recent, but slightly different circumstances, a spouse in a same sex marriage was given parental...
Spring Into New Beginnings
Apr 11, 2014
Though it didn’t feel like it, March 20 marked the first day of spring for 2014. It’s starting to get warmer, flowers are blooming, and the spring holidays are right around the corner. Everywhere you look you can’t help...
Exercising Your Options
Apr 08, 2014
Alternative dispute resolution processes are processes that you may choose to utilize during your New Jersey divorce to avoid litigation. There are two alternative dispute resolution processes from which you...
Three’s a Crowd
Apr 07, 2014
Generally, when we think of child custody disputes, we think of two biological or adoptive parents fighting for custody of their child. However, under certain circumstances, a custody dispute can be between a biological...
East vs West? When Child Custody Leaves The Country
Apr 02, 2014
Child custodyis often an issue in a New Jersey divorce. The disputes involved in a child custody battle are compounded when the dispute is between the United States and another country. When this occurs, the Uniform...
Hands tied?
Mar 31, 2014
Sometimes, when one spouse has a final restraining order (FRO) against the other, the couple will, in their property settlement agreement (PSA) agree to vacate the FRO and replace it with matrimonial restraints that will be...
In the dog house?
Mar 26, 2014
For many pet owners, our dogs and cats are members of our family. We do not look at them as property, but as family members that we love and cherish just as much as our other family members. This is why, when a couple that...
It’s a bird….It’s a plane…
Mar 20, 2014
Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC is pleased to announce that, once again, we have been included in the 2014 New Jersey Super Lawyers and that our attorneys have been recognized for their excellence! The Super...
Roseland, NJ – The law firm of Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC announced today the unfortunate ordeal that has plagued the Canning family is now over. Sean & Elizabeth Canning appeared in Court this morning...
My Body, My Decision!
Mar 14, 2014
In November 2013, a New Jersey judge ruled that a father does not have the right to be present in the delivery room during the birth of his child if the child’s mother does not consent. This case, Plotnick v. Deluccia,...
