The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court recently issued an opinion in Toth v. Turi, Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, Docket # A-3075-20, which affirmed a trial court’s order permitting the sale of a divorce defendant’s real property to...
In a recent opinion, a New Jersey appellate court affirmed a trial judge’s final restraining order against a spouse who was separated from her husband. This case demonstrates the importance of presenting credible evidence to corroborate your version of events when...
In a recent NJ divorce dispute, Huneen Ijaz v. Maqsood Ahmad, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-2746-21, the appellate court affirmed the trial court’s order granting Wife’s various spousal and child support awards and denying...
In the recent NJ divorce case, Shifrin-Douglas v. Shifrin, Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, Docket No. A-0566-21, between the defendant, Alexander Shifrin, and the plaintiff, Svetlana Shifrin-Douglas, the appellate court affirmed the trial court,...
Recently, a New Jersey appellate court issued an opinion involving a father’s appeal of a court’s order denying his requested modification to a visitation and child support order. The case illustrates the difficulties parents can have when seeking to change an...
In a recent decision coming out of an appeals court in New Jersey, the superior court’s decision regarding visitation rights for the plaintiff-grandmother was reversed. Originally, the trial court had granted the grandmother visitation with two of her granddaughters...
In the last 40 years, the demographic composition of the U.S. Supreme Court has changed drastically. Today, there are four women on the Court; in 1983, there was only one woman on the court, and she was a recent arrival. Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to the U.S....
New Jersey residents undergoing or anticipating a divorce will usually be required to submit information establishing the income and assets that are a part of the marital estate. Occasionally, one party may not want to release all of the possibly-relevant financial...
In the recent New Jersey family law case, Ricca v. Ricca, Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, Docket No. A-3195-20, the court reversed the trial court’s alimony decision so that the court could hold a hearing. The Facts of the Case After divorcing in...
The Superior Court of New Jersey recently issued a decision in Countess v. Countess, Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, Docket No. A-3541-20, affirming a lower court’s order denying a father’s motion to modify his alimony and child support obligations....
