New Advocacy Message: Don't Cover It Up Lauren Luke is not exactly a well known name in the domestic violence community, but that is changing quickly. Until recently Ms. Luke was most well known for her YouTube videos detailing makeup application techniques. Her latest video How to look your b...
Camden County Judicial Lineup Chief Justice, Stuart Rabner, announced the Camden County Superior Court lineup for 2012-2013. Camden County is the fourth vicinage in the judicial system. The terms will run from September 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. You can read the full text of the New Je...
Defendant Avoids Jail Time for Careless Driving Conviction Recently, in State of New Jersey v. Diana M. Palma, the Appellate Division ruled that the Defendant's incarceration for careless driving conviction was improper and remanded the case back to the trial court for resentencing. In this cas...
“Arizona” Causes Traffic Jam At our blog we write about areas of the law that we practice. Admittedly we do not regularly appear before the United States Supreme court nor are we known for our immigration practice. This is not to suggest we have never written about our nation's highest court, ...
DUI/DWI legislation is always a popular preoccupation of state legislators. New Jersey municipal court attorneys must keep a watchful eye on developments in the law in order to best serve their clients. Often, these proposals would significantly affect the consequences for driving under the infl...
Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-Monmouth and Ocean) wants to review and reform New Jersey's alimony laws. Legislation would establish Blue Ribbon Commission to review New Jersey's alimony laws and suggest changes Back in December, then-New Jersey State Senator Sean Kean, a Republican from the 11th Leg...
Multiple Juvenile Adjudications can be Expunged My last submission on expungements in New Jersey dealt with the impact of pre-trial intervention on the expungement process in New Jersey. Earlier this week, the Appellate Division clarified the law regarding expungement of criminal records. In t...
Oral Palimony Agreements that Predate N.J.S.A. 25:15 (h) Can be Enforceable If you are a regular reader of our legal blog you will recall we recently discussed the enforceability of oral palimony agreements. Our discussion was aptly titled When it Comes to Palimony “No Written Agreement Equals...
DeMichele & DeMichele, PC is a growing South Jersey law firm located in Haddon Heights. We are currently looking to hire a highly motivated and reliable legal/clerical assistant to join our team. The position is part time and the hours can be set around the candidates existing schedule. The ca...
DeMichele & DeMichele attorneys always keep a close eye on developments in the law that might affect our clients, both in the courts and in the halls of the state legislature. A new bill, which just passed out of the the State Senate Law and Public Safety Committee this week, would amend the curr...
Camden County Bar Installs New Officers This past Saturday Brenda Eustler was installed as the Camden County Bar Association President for 2012-2013 and Linda Eynon was installed as the Bar Foundation's President. With Linda's installation, I officially became the past past president of the Fo...
Terminating or Reducing Alimony due to Cohabitation In a previous post we highlighted how the retirement of an alimony payor will not necessarily terminate an alimony obligation. Today will illustrate how cohabitation does not necessarily result in a termination or reduction of alimony. Alimony ...
When Someone Owes you Money. It could've been a tenant who owed you, his or her landlord, $7,200.00 for six months back rent. Or it might have been an automobile repair garage that you sued and ultimately recovered $9,500.00 against for destroying your beloved car. Another possibility is that yo...
Justice Long: Independent Judiciary is Essential Last week I was fortunate to be able to attend the New Jersey State Bar Association's Annual Meeting. This is far from my first State Bar Annual Meeting. In fact, except for the year I got married, I cannot recall a year I missed the Annual Meeting...
Questions About Zuckerberg – Chan Prenup Emerge Last week Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg officially and publicly increased his net worth. This past Friday Facebook went public and began trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The media coverage for the weeks leading up to the offering was int...
Every May the New Jersey State Bar Association holds its Annual Meeting in Atlantic City. During this 3 day conference over a thousand New Jersey lawyers gather to learn cutting edge legal practices and techniques. This years conference is at the Borgata and offers over 12 hours of substant...
Camden Vicinage Superior Court Presents Law Day Expo May 1st is Law Day; a national celebration of the Rule of Law in this county. The Library of Congress has a fairly extensive overview of Law Day in the United States. This years celebration of the rule of law will include a free exposition ...
Police Need a Warrant to Search a Home when Investigating a Noise Violation The New Jersey Supreme Court recently upheld an Appellate Division decision which held that individuals hosting a party had a reasonable expectation of privacy, which prohibited police officers from conducting a warrantle...
Owners of Vacant Commercial Buildings Have a Duty to Maintain and Repair Adjacent Sidewalks There can be no doubt: we are currently facing hard economic realities. Businesses are struggling, and as a result, many have been forced to close their doors. However, just because a business is no lo...
At DeMichele and DeMichele, we are constantly monitoring the progress of legislation in both the state legislature and in the court of public opinion whenever a particular piece of legislation has the potential to affect our clients. In the past month, New Jersey Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco (Mo...
“I promise to support you” is worthless unless it is in writing. Palimony is when one person in a non-marital relationship seeks to enforce either a promise for support or a promise for property against the other party. On January 18, 2010 New Jersey's statute of frauds laws were changed to speci...
Yesterday, New Jersey's District Court Chief Judge, Jerome B. Simandle, released a Notice to the Bar regarding proposed local court rule changes. The proposed rule changes primarily deal with Social Security matters. The proposed rule changes are the recommendations of the Court's Local Social ...
Conviction Overturned Because the Prosecutor Violated the Fifth Amendment. Anyone that's ever watched a police drama on television knows that when a defendant is taken into custody they “… have the right to remain silent and that anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law...
Which of my child's expenses should be covered by child support? This is a relatively simple question with a fairly complicated answer. The one thing that is certain is that children are expensive to raise. In New Jersey child support is governed by the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines. The...
Understanding New Jersey's Domestic Violence Law “Domestic violence” is a loaded concept. Psychologists, sociologists, jurists and experts from virtually every academic discipline have studied it and expounded on its origins, causes, and effects on victims and society writ-large. What does “d...
