Rick DeMichele Appointed Director of Membership for the ABA's Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division Our firm is pleased to announced that DeMichele & DeMichele attorney Richard A. DeMichele, Jr. has been selected to serve as council membership director for the American Bar Association ...
Process Proposed by Senator “[c]ould actually take months and cost you a lot of money and court time to get your weapons back”
The Impact of Adultery on Your Divorce If you are getting divorced because of an affair, or in part because of an affair, the following divorce tips concerning adultery may help guide you through the divorce process. Going through a divorce is an emotional time for anyone. The emotions associ...
Accumulated Points in Relatively Short Succession Can Create Costly Problems for New Jersey Drivers “Points” are one of the scariest words in every New Jersey driver's vocabulary! But what are they exactly? And how do they function? New Jersey drivers with 12 or more assessed points (awarded so...
Considering how to get divorced? Litigation, Mediation, or Collaboration Everyone knows at least one person who has gone through a miserable and contentious divorce. Admittedly, divorce can be messy, but it does not always have to be that way. Amicable resolutions are possible, however, they rar...
South Jersey Firm Cites Proud Tradition of Bar Involvement and Leadership Our firm is pleased to announced that DeMichele & DeMichele attorneys Greg DeMichele and Matt Rooney have been selected by their peers to serve on the Camden County Bar Association‘s Board of Trustees for the coming year. ...
Answer: Overdue Support Obligations Can Result in Severe Consequences Including Incarceration It's a familiar story with which experienced family attorneys are well-acquainted: a New Jersey spouse paying spousal support or “alimony” on the basis of an income level that he or she no longer earn...
New Legislation Would Allow Convicted DWI/DUI Offenders to Continue Driving with Interlock Devices A major overhaul of the penalties for drunk driving in New Jersey is on the horizon. A bill pending before the New Jersey Legislature would, if passed and signed by the governor, give individuals ...
State Officials Provide Thousands of Child Support Obligors with Opportunity to Settle Arrears New Jersey child support payors take notice: the State of New Jersey is providing a one week reprieve to settle child support arrears. Details from the N.J. Department of Human Services: For the we...
Four Reasons to Reevaluate an Alimony Obligation in New Jersey We have previously discussed New Jersey's alimony reform movement. Today I wanted to discuss alimony modification under current New Jersey law. If you have been involved in a divorce case in New Jersey and you owe alimony, the amo...
Don't Let Your Past Prevent Your Future Success We devote a substantial amount of time fighting for clients charged with crimes and misdemeanors. Our representation ranges from relatively minor crimes or serious crimes that could result in significant jail time. From start to finish, we help cli...
A Voice for the Voiceless Earlier this month I appeared in the Camden County Superior Court to “put through” a divorce. Putting through a divorce is nothing more than having a judge take testimony and enter a final judgment of divorce. You maybe asking yourself,” What is so blog worthy about putt...
Subsidized Divorce and Other Concepts from Washington Not to be outdone by New Jersey's alimony reform movement Washington DC has an alimony reform proposal of its own. Rep. Dave Camp, who Chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced his “tax reform” plan. The proposal calls for lowerin...
Supervised Pretrial Release Instead of Bail Last week we wrote about a report released by the New Jersey Supreme Court's Joint Committee on Criminal Justice. As a result of the committee's report two bills have been introduced in the New Jersey Legislature S –946 and A –1910. The Senate bil...
The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Emancipation Bill 9 -2 Despite opposition from the New Jersey State Bar Association, yesterday the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee approved S 1046 a bill that provides automatic termination of child support when the recipient turns age 19....
New Jersey Senate to Hold a Hearing on Proposed New Jersey Emancipation Law Proposed legislation that would fundamentally change emancipation in New Jersey. (See Automatic Emancipation Bill Introduced in New Jersey for background).
Supreme Court Committee Offers 27 Changes to Improve the Criminal Justice System in NJ jail With our jails filled the New Jersey Supreme Court's Joint Committee on Criminal Justice released a report recommending changes to the New Jersey criminal justice system. We previously discussed per tria...
Enforcing the Terms of a New Jersey Divorce Settlement Agreement When One Party Reneges It doesn't happen with every divorce but certainly often enough that New Jersey courts have had to weigh in on the matter. Here's the basic scenario: You and your attorney have spent tireless and contentious ...
This Year's Slate of NJSBA Officers and Trustees is Unopposed This year I had the pleasure of serving on the New Jersey State Bar Association‘s Nominating Committee. After what seemed like countless hours of due diligence and candidate interviews ,the Committee Nominated the Association's Offi...
New Legislative Proposal Would Set Age of Automatic Emancipation at 19 About half of U.S. states, including our neighbors New York and Pennsylvania, provide for automatic emancipation. In other words, emancipation of a minor happens automatically at the time of marriage, joining the military, or ...
Firm Shareholder to Deliver Talks on Child Support, Trial Advocacy This Week Rick DeMichele DeMichele & DeMichele attorneys regularly participate in seminars, forums, and other legal education activities to help further the legal community and general public's understanding of key concepts in th...
Morris County Teen Initiates Firestorm by Demanding Support From Parents A North Jersey teenager is making national headlines by suing her parents for tuition and living expenses. Fox 29/My9's Chasing New Jersey asked DeMichele & DeMichele attorney Richard DeMichele, Jr. for his legal perspective...
When can the payor's refund may be applied to pay the child support? Tax filing season is already upon us as millions of Americans begin gathering up their W-2's, receipts and assorted other financial documentation to pay Uncle Sam his due. Parents who pay or receive child support may have addit...
Fire, Explosions Or Even Hot Surfaces Can Result in Life-Changing Damages 2nd degree burn to the right hand. Most non-lawyers think of car accidents when the phrase “personal injury” is invoked, but some of the most severe and damaging injuries have relatively simple but destructive causes. Acc...
New Jersey Appellate Court Finds Contingent Fee Shouldn't Be Deducted From Fee Award The brand new published (and therefore precedential/binding on lower courts) decision in Katherine Feliciano vs. Jeffrey N. Faldetta, et al. provides personal injury plaintiffs who were victims of car accidents, ...
