New Law Makes It Harder to Modify, Set Aside Premarital or Pre-Civil Union Agreements in New Jersey Family Court Among the bills signed into law by Governor Chris Christie at the end of last week's legislative session in Trenton was S-2151/A-3315, a law designed to strengthen New Jersey premarit...
Governor Christie Signs Legislation Increasing Fines and Raising Specter of License Suspension for Texting While Driving in New Jersey Texting while driving in New Jersey just got more expensive. Last week, Governor Chris Christie signed into law legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Nancy F. ...
PENALTIES FOR TEXTING CAN NOW INCLUDE POTENTIAL LICENSE SUSPENSION As we told you earlier today, on Thursday, June 27, 2013, Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation that will greatly enhance the fines and penalties for texting or phoning while driving without a hands-free device. What does that m...
New Jersey Court Schedule for the New Year Happy New Year! Today marks the beginning of the New Year. The new year for the New Jersey Court system. Below is a list of days the court system will be closed. As always, the courts will be open for emergent matters. _____________________________...
61 Individuals Arrested by New Jersey Authorities for Overdue Child Support Obligations Tough economic times means it's difficult for some individuals to meet their court-ordered support obligations. That doesn't mean New Jersey's courts take a lax attitude to enforcement. Quite the opposite! Th...
New Legislation Would Mandate Cameras in All Police Cars Utilized for Traffic Stops One of the first things every New Jersey DWI/DUI attorney should request from the state on behalf of their client is the video of the actual traffic stop. If your case hinges upon whether the police followed pro...
What Do Today's Rulings Mean for New Jersey's Gay Couples? Not Much… Yet. You've probably heard by now that the U.S. Supreme Court issued two major opinions today that concern same sex marriage. You can read the decision striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) here, and click he...
Understanding the Matrimonial Early Settlement Program MESP You are going through your divorce. You have carefully completed your case information statement, tirelessly worked on completing your answers to interrogatories, and collected all the relevant documents for your document production. ...
Latest Washington Controversy Could Affect Divorce Litigation, Says Privacy Expert The evening news has been full of federal government scandals as of late. What else is new? But while some of these scandals historically involve domestic entanglements, it's very rare for them to affect the cours...
In Divorce, the Status of the Parties' Assets Will Determine What Portion – If Any – of Each Asset is Subject to Equitable Distribution One of the popular misconceptions which matrimonial attorneys labor to dispel is the idea that divorcing parties are each entitled to “half of everything.” If o...
Spartan Motors Safety Recall: Incorrect Wheel Bearings may cause Wheel Fire If you own a recalled Spartan motor home, stop using it immediately. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a recall for certain Spartan model year 2012-2013 K2, K3, and MM motor homes. Acc...
Choosing How to Pay or Receive Support is Often as Critical as the Amount Itself! Here at DeMichele & DeMichele, we spend most of our time working to shape the substance of a child support or alimony award, such as the actual amount and duration of payment. The mode of payment is an afterthought...
New NJ Appellate Case Reminds Litigants, Attorneys that Grandparent Visitation is Difficult (But Not Impossible) to Secure Family Courts readily concede that grandparents (and extended family members generally) are an important part of any child's early development. For example, New Jersey's fami...
Divorce Mediation May Be the Way to Conclude Your Marriage About 20 years ago, a new approach to resolving parties' differences in a divorce proceeding was introduced to the public. It took a radical approach to the litigation process by recognizing that, in most cases, the parties to the dispute...
Today Marks the End of My Second Term as a NJSBA Trustee It is with pride and a touch of sadness that I compose this post. I am about to finish what as been a wonderful experience and opportunity to serve the bar and the community. Today marks the end of 6 plus years as a New Jersey State Bar Ass...
DeMichele Gives Analysis of Same Sex Marriage to CBS Radio's Dave Madden Yesterday Delaware enacted a law that permits same sex marriage. The law becomes effective July 1, 2013. Today, our Rick DeMichele was interviewed by CBS Radio journalist David Madden. Rick, shared his thoughts on the pot...
Game of Thrones Star Reportedly Faces Divorce-Related Financial Turmoil Many of our clients (and at least this DeMichele & DeMichele attorney) are fans of HBO's popular Game of Thrones epic television series. One of the show's primary antagonists is Queen Cersei Lannister (portrayed by actress L...
Law Day is a Celebration of Democracy Below is a video from ABA president, Laurel Bellows. The video reminds us of the importance of law day in this country. The President of the ABA is not the only president to share thoughts about the significance of Law Day. Yesterday, the White House re...
Another great result for a firm client in Pennsauken Municipal Court Recently, one of our clients was charged with five motor vehicle violations: N.J.S.A. 39:4-85 (Passing on the Shoulder) N.J.S.A. 39:4-88 (b) (Failure to Maintain Lane) N.J.S.A. 39:4-57 (Failure to comply with Officer Com...
Our Thoughts and Prayers Remain with Boston Yesterday's explosions in Boston were horrific and tragic. We pray pray for a swift recovery and a return to normalcy for all those families that are suffering. Explaining yesterdays events to children or answering their questions can pose a challenge ...
Not All Unemployment is Enough to Modify Your New Jersey Child Support or Alimony Obligation America's economy continues to crawl and the job market is still very weak. New Jersey's unemployment rate is still well above the national average at 9.3%. Gloucester County, where our attorneys assist ...
Rationale Behind Unreported New Family Part Custody Decision Could Help New Jersey Parents Seeking to Relocate Out-of-State Last April, we extensively discussed the basic New Jersey legal standards involved when one custodial parent tries to relocate the child(ren) outside of New Jersey and, of ...
The Ins and Outs of Getting Released on Bail in New Jersey When someone is arrested the Court will set bail to insure that they will return to court for all proceedings. Bail is not intended to punish nor is it to prevent further crimes. Bail can only be denied if there is a risk of flight by th...
Besides Income, the Most Important Factor in Determining a New Jersey Child Support Obligation is Number of Overnights As much as some forlorn parents might be tempted to ask, New Jersey Family Court judges can't literally “split” children in half when their parents decide to part ways! The bes...
Defendants Charged with DWI in New Jersey Have a Right to a Speedy Trial We previously discussed the implications of a defendant's right to a speedy trial in the New Jersey Municipal courts. Municipal Court Defendant's Right to a Speedy Trial. Yesterday the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on a...
