Second Amended Final Judgment of Divorce Reversed on The Issue of Child Support

December 2, 2021 |

Smith v. Smith Docket No. A-4226-18 Decided November 29, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Divorce Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reversed a trial court’s second amended final judgment of divorce on the issue of child support after the court failed to explain its reasoning for removing an adjustment for equally…

Jury Reviewed Defendant’s Recorded Invocation of His Right to An Attorney During Trial After Making Contradictory Statements

November 30, 2021 |

State v. Blandino Appellate Docket No.: A-5901-17 Decided November 24, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed the playing of defendant’s recorded invocation of his right to an attorney during trial after making contradictory statements as to his whereabouts during the…

Two Lindenwold Juveniles Charged With Possession of a Firearm

November 23, 2021 |

Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Lindenwold, N.J. – Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Lindenwold Police Chief Michael McCarthy, Jr., announce that two Camden County youth (both 17 years of age) have been charged with firearms offenses as a result of an investigation conducted by the Lindenwold Police Department…

Infrastructure bill includes requiring new technology to stop drunken driving

November 9, 2021 |

Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WASHINGTON – Congress has created a new requirement for automakers: Find a high-tech way to keep drunken people from driving cars. It’s one of the mandates along with a burst of new spending aimed at improving auto safety amid escalating road fatalities in the $1 trillion infrastructure package…

N.J. drivers won’t have to fumble through the glove box for their registration under new law

November 9, 2021 |

Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Admit it. Most drivers have experienced that moment when they have to show a registration and it seems to be buried under every other paper in their glove box, console or wallet. Soon, Jersey drivers will have to hunt no more. Under bipartisan legislation signed in…

Whether The Disclosure of Tax Returns and Tax Filings Are Permitted

November 8, 2021 |

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2639-20   CHARLES J. PARKINSON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. DIAMOND CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and HAROLD DIAMOND, individually, Defendant. _______________________ Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Argued October 12, 2021 – Decided October 27, 2021 This matter was on appeal from an interlocutory order of the Superior…

Liability of a Slip and Fall, the Business or Landowner Must Have Had Some Kind of Notice That a Dangerous Condition Existed

November 5, 2021 |

Lillianthal v. Dunkin Donuts Docket No.: A-3613-19 Decided November 3, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed whether Dunkin Donuts was liable to plaintiff after she allegedly slipped and fell after stepping a green substance on the floor and then a napkin, casing injury.…

The Focus of Title 9 Is Not The “Culpability of Parental Conduct” But Rather “The Protection of Children.”

November 2, 2021 |

NJ DCPP v. C.F. and M.L. Docket No. A-1550-19 Decided November 1, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reversed a finding of abuse and neglect after defendant left the child in a seat and fled the apartment after the other party went after him…

Officers Are Not Allowed to Ask for Passenger Identification Unless They Believe the Passenger Is Also Committing a Crime.

November 2, 2021 |

State v. Boston Appellate Docket No.: A-4752-17 Decided September 16, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a conviction for an improper request for identification of a passenger in a vehicle, leading to the finding of warrants and cocaine on…

If You or Someone You Know Seeks to Terminate Their Megan’s Law Obligations or Community Supervision for Life

October 30, 2021 |

In the Matter of Registrant S.G. Appellate Docket No.: A-2560-19 Decided October 28, 2021 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 obligations under Megan’s Law. In S.G., In 1997, a fifteen-year-old girl reported that, over…