Docket No. A-3739-18T4 Decided May 22, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Family Law Firm, Hark and Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reviewed the validity of a prenuptial agreement (“prenup”) after a husband, worth millions, passed away. In Gillette, husband and wife entered into a prenuptial agreement prior to their marriage. Both…
Stanton v. Sembrat Docket No. A-5389-18T3 Decided May 22, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Family Law Firm, Hark and Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reviewed $3,800 taken from a worker’s compensation settlement and placed to child support arrears, despite an agreement between the parties that defendant did not have to pay…
Falk v. Donovan Docket No.: A-4236-18T4 Decided May 22, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed a trial judge’s decision to allow plaintiff coverage under the owner of the vehicle’s underinsured motorists coverage (UIM) of $500,000 when plaintiff’s own UIM policy was only…
Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Law Firm, Hark and Hark. C.C. v. J.A.H Docket No. A-4425-18T3 Decided May 4, 2020 P.E.O. v. R.J. Docket No. A-5354-18T1 Decided May 11, 2020 N.D. v. E.L.H. Docket No. A-3849-18T2 Decided May 11, 2020 Recent decisions by the Appellate Division have shown a trend towards favoring plaintiffs/victims when…
P.E.O. v. R.J. Docket No. A-5354-18T1 Decided May 11, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Law Firm, Hark and Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether Final Restraining Order (FRO) was properly dismissed although the plaintiff was physically assaulted, the parties lacked a history of domestic violence. In P.E.O., the…
N.D. v. E.L.H. Docket No. A-3849-18T2 Decided May 11, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Law Firm, Hark and Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether Final Restraining Order (FRO) was entered properly against defendant without having a history of domestic violence between the parties. In N.D., the plaintiff and…
IPPOLITO V. IPPOLITO Submitted by New Jersey Family Law Firm, Hark and Hark. Docket No. A-1071-16T4 Decided May 8, 2020 In a recent unpublished decision, Ippolito v. Ippolito, the Appellate Division reviewed an open duration alimony award of $960,000 annually, imputing income to Husband at $2,500,000 per year, among other issues in the divorce. In…
GORMLEY V. GORMLEY Docket No. A-1428-18T4 Approved for Publication May 5, 2020 Decided December 26, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Child Custody Law Firm, Hark and Hark. In a recent decision approved for publication, Gormley v. Gormley, the Appellate Division overturned a decision by the trial court that imputed income to an individual declared disabled…