Despite the fact that the N.J. Domestic Violence Act specifically is limited to specific individuals, a N.J. judge issued a restraining order against a son who lived with his 73 year old mother, who he determined had a history of verbal abuse to her, and this emotional abuse constituted domestic violence. He never explained how […]
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A New Jersey trial court dismissed a defamation case by a Saudi Arabian woman against her half sister because the suit was based upon the interpretation of religious cannons. Plaintiff sued alleging that the defendant defamed her in social media posts that she had sexual relations with several men under a marriage arrangement known under […]
The Gourvitz Firm which successfully returned a child kidnapped from Trinidad and Tobago to New Jersey was both congratulated and asked for help on a similar case. Despite the fact that Trinidad and Tobago had not formally been a part of the Hague Convention, Gourvitz’s “Encyclopedic knowledge of wrongful removal and retention cases was deemed […]
The N.J. Appellate Division ruled on April 22, 2015, that a person who has been accused of domestic violence but has never been found guilty can still be denied permission to purchase a gun and keep it in his or her home. http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2015/04/court_rules_gun_permit_can_be_denied_over_domestic.html
The New Jersey State Assembly yesterday passed a measure to remove the legal protection for communications between spouses when those conversations involve planning a crime. A3636, the bill proposed, is in line with the New Jersey State Supreme Court’s call for a crime-fraud exception to the marital and civil union communications privilege. In a case […]
Dear Mr. Gourvitz, With Thanksgiving just days away, we take this opportunity to express our gratitude to you for participating in the Hague Convention Attorney Network! You are part of a truly generous nationwide all-volunteer network that has made the Hague Convention remedy an affordable reality for hundreds of parents in Treaty-partner countries. It cannot […]