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 […]
Splitsville Stress: Divorce Linked to Higher Heart Attack Risk -Stress As A Result of A Divorce Ranks Higher than Going to Jail or Starting A New Job Says Experts. http://www.today.com/health/splitsville-stress-divorce-linked-higher-heart-attack-risk-t15206
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
Court Finds Twins Have Two Fathers: A man originally believed to be the biological father of twin girls in Passaic County fathered only one according to ruling by Court. http://www.northjersey.com/news/passaic-county-twins-have-different-fathers-judge-finds-in-paternity-case-1.1328431
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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 […]
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 […]
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