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Why You Need a Passaic County Divorce Attorney

June 14, 2019

Passaic County Family Lawyers handling Divorce Cases in Little Falls, Woodland Park, Wayne, Paterson and across Northern New Jersey for Decades Many people have the misconception that divorce attorneys just make divorces more complicated and expensive. They fight for things that you don’t really care about and charge a lot of money to do so. While there are certainly divorce attorneys who fit this description, it is important to remember the many crucial things a good Passaic County divorce attorney […]

New Jersey lacks territorial jurisdiction to prosecute defendants in a New York drug-induced death

Posted in: Criminal Law Drug Crimes

NJ Supreme Court finds lack of territorial jurisdiction to prosecute defendants in a New York drug-induced death

June 10, 2019

In a unique criminal case, the NJ Supreme Court ruled that Anthony Potts, Shameik Byrd, and Noel Ferguson, should not have been charged in 2016 under New Jersey Statutes 2C:35-9, the state´s “strict liability” law that holds sellers accountable for drug-induced deaths, because the victim, Kean Cabral, died at his home in New York. Strict-liability convictions can hold a sentence of up to 20 years. Similar laws which have been on the books in other states, empower authorities to charge […]

Posted in: Domestic Violence Family Law Restraining Orders

Civil Restraints and Domestic Violence Complaints Passaic County NJ

June 6, 2019

Domestic Violence Attorneys handle Restraining Orders and Civil Restraints in Woodland Park, Wayne, Paterson and across Passaic County and Northern, NJ The relevance of a defendant’s previous crimes or criminal history is a contentious issue in many court proceedings. After all just because someone has committed or been accused of a crime in the past does not mean that they are guilty of a crime that they are currently being accused of. As shown in the case New Jersey vs. […]

Posted in: Family Law

Property Destruction and Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

May 28, 2019

Under the New Jersey Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), 18 different actions are listed as being considered acts of domestic violence. Surprisingly, the destruction of property is included in that list. This means that the destruction of property, be it individually owned property or jointly owned property, can result in a domestic violence restraining order. However, in order for such actions to be considered domestic violence, and warrant a restraining order, they need to be perpetrated by a person with […]

Posted in: Child Support Divorce Family Law Fathers' Rights

Can Incarceration Be Cause to Modify or Terminate Child Support?

May 13, 2019

Child Support Lawyers Assist Clients in Little Falls, Woodland Park, Wayne, Paterson and across Passaic and Essex Counties In New Jersey and across the United States, child support obligations are one of the primary issues dealt with by family law courts when a marriage or relationship ends between people who have children, whether it be my consensual agreement or court order. However, after the entry of a child support obligation, there are several situations or circumstances that can occur that […]

Why You Need a Passaic County Divorce Attorney

NJ Supreme Court finds lack of territorial jurisdiction to prosecute defendants in a New York drug-induced death

Civil Restraints and Domestic Violence Complaints Passaic County NJ

Property Destruction and Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Can Incarceration Be Cause to Modify or Terminate Child Support?

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