During the past few years, the issue of grandparent visitation has become something of a hot button issue in New Jersey and across the country. Beginning several years ago, lawmakers across the country began to recognize the benefits of grandparent…
If you’re the injured party in a personal injury lawsuit, the answer is generally, yes. Expert witnesses are an important and often a necessary part of personal injury cases. They may be crucial to introduce medical evidence, such as the…
When a client consults with us on a divorce matter, one of the more common questions is, what’s going to happen to the house? And this isn’t just a common question that clients ask attorneys, but also a common question…
By Michael Raff, Esq. Most people are used to clicking “agree” and signing contracts frequently without much thought. Buried in the fine print of these documents and online websites for things like credit cards, mobile phones, nursing home contracts, job…
As part of our Divorce Law practice, clients sometimes ask about annulments and something called “marital fraud”. Clients sometimes want to know if they need to get a divorce or if they could just get an annulment. Frequently, those people…
In NJ, a physician who fails to have medical malpractice insurance and then commits medical malpractice cannot be sued on the basis of his failure to have the proper insurance. He (or she) also cannot be sued for failing to…
Starting Tuesday, September 1, 2015, new child safety seat regulations take place in New Jersey. For all you parents, grandparents, and caregivers of little ones, here is a summary of the new law: • Children under age 2 and weighing…
Article by Daniel A. Levy, Esq. Sheldon Richardson, the New York Jets’ Pro Bowl defensive lineman, was arrested July 14, 2015 in Missouri. The police allege that he was driving at 143mph, leading police on a high-speed chase, and when…
Recently, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, holding that the United States Constitution requires the States to license marriages between two people of the same sex and to require States to recognize same-sex marriages…
When a toddler spills his milk, it can be considered an accident. When a driver gets behind the wheel of a car and is texting instead of paying attention to the roadway and smashes into another vehicle or a pedestrian,…
