New Jersey palimony statute does not void agreements that were made before 2010. New Jersey’s law on palimony, which requires contracts between unwed partners to be in writing, does not apply to oral agreements forged prior to enactment of the 2010 law, the State Supreme Court has held. The 2010 palimony law, N.J.S.A. 25:1-5, amended […]
STATEN ISLAND JUDGE OKs SERVING LEGAL PAPERS VIA FACEBOOK Social-media users, beware — that next Facebook “poke” could be from a process server. In a groundbreaking court ruling, a Staten Island man got permission to use Facebook to serve his ex-wife legal notice that he doesn’t want to pay any more child support. A Family […]
Governor Christie on Wednesday September 3, 2014 signed legislation that gives Judge’s somewhat clearer guidance about how to handle issues of alimony in general, cohabiting, retirement, and unemployment. While the new law codifies some existing case law and shall we say “rules of thumb” that Judges in essence utilize, it still leaves a lot of […]
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