Denied: Request to Vacate a Final Restraining Order After a Hearing

May 23, 2022 |

L.A.C. v. S.H. Decided May 23, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Today the Appellate Division affirmed a Trial Court decision denying a defendant’s request to vacate a Final Restraining Order after a hearing (FRO). The Defendant argued the evidence presented at trial did not support entry of final restraining order. S.H., defendant,…

Motion to Modify Alimony, Finding the Movant Had Made a Prima Facie Showing of Cohabitation

May 18, 2022 |

Meixner v. Meixner Docket No. A-0551-20 Decided May 12, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a trial court’s denial of a motion to modify alimony, finding the movant had made a prima facie showing of cohabitation and there was nothing more…

In The Matter of The Appeal from The Denial of Edwin G. Alvarado’s Application for a Firearms Identification Card

May 18, 2022 |

Appellate Docket No.: A-3230-20 Decided May 17, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a denial of petitioner’s Firearms Purchaser Identification Card (FPIC or FID) after petitioner was found to be not credible, he resisted arrest, had a loaded shotgun…

Trampoline Park Injury Appeals: Opposite Conclusions on Arbitration Enforceability

May 17, 2022 |

Jacob Matullo v. Skyzone Trampoline Park Louie Perez v. Sky Zone LLC Docket No.:    A-2813-20 A-1861-20 Decided May 16, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a pair of recent published decisions, the Appellate Division upheld an arbitration agreement for Sky Zone Trampoline Park in one case and found the same…

Motion To Terminate W.W.’S Parole Supervision for Life (PSL) Under Megan’s Law

May 12, 2022 |

In the Matter of W.W. Appellate Docket No.: A-1718-20 Decided May 4, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a denial of a motion to terminate W.W.’s Parole Supervision for Life (PSL) under Megan’s Law, prohibiting from accessing the internet or…

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL FROM THE DENIAL OF A FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION CARD AND HANDGUN PERMIT TO PETER GOLDRING.

May 9, 2022 |

Appellate Docket No.: A-2464-20 Decided May 5, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a denial of petitioner’s Firearms Purchaser Identification Card (FID) and Permit to Purchase a Handgun after petitioner plead guilty to a New York misdemeanor that was…

Statements Made Without Properly Being Read Your Miranda Rights Could Be Suppressed

May 4, 2022 |

State v. O.D.A.-C. Appellate Docket No.: A-78-20 Decided May 2, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed a denial of a motion to suppress after detectives continuously undermined the significance of the Miranda warning after properly administering Miranda. In O.D.A.-C., detectives…

Review Of Mistrial and Partial Dismiss of an Indictment Involving a Deadly Head-On Collision

April 27, 2022 |

State v. Stephen Zadroga Appellate Docket No.: A-4432-19 Decided April 26, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reviewed a judge’s order for mistrial and partial dismiss of an indictment involving a deadly head on collision after defendant’s blood sample was mixed up with…

Reversed: Entry of a Final Restraining Order (FRO); Court Failed to Inform the Consequences of an FRO And Right to an Attorney

April 26, 2022 |

A.A.R. v. J.R.C. Docket No. A-2804-20 Decided April 25, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed any entry of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) because the trial court failed to instruct the defendant as to the consequences of an FRO and his…

Reversed: Denial of Defendant’s Motion to Sever Sexual Abuse Allegation Trial

April 26, 2022 |

State v. Karl Smith Appellate Docket No.: A-5557-17 Decided April 19, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reversed the denial of defendant’s motion to sever trials, pertaining to sexual abuse allegations against his daughter and defendant’s girlfriend’s daughter on separate occasions. In State v.…