How to Find the Right Family Lawyer Near Me with Lyons & Associates, P.C. If you are looking for a professional, yet personable, New Jersey family lawyer, you can count on Lyons & Associates, P.C., to fight for your interests. As highly experienced, professional family law attorneys, we understand what it takes to help you […]
During the COVID-19 crisis, the New Jersey Judiciary recently implemented statewide, the option of obtaining a Judgment of Divorce through the submission of papers only. In other words, a divorce can be obtained without ever appearing in court. This is not possible in every divorce case but if a case is a default case or uncontested […]
The New Jersey courts have remained committed to continuing operations during this public health emergency. With the help of technology, New Jersey is implementing more resources to assist you with your Family Court matters. The New Jersey Judiciary wants everyone to have access to justice while resolving your matter as quickly as possible. Through that […]
The New Jersey Appellate Division recently found that it was appropriate to enter a Final Restraining Order under the New Jersey Prevention of Domestic Violence Act against a defendant where the parties never experienced a single in-person date, never visited each other’s homes, never met each other’s friends or family members, never engaged in sexual […]
Written by Marissa A. Del Mauro We are living in unprecedented times as the global pandemic of COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on our family, friends and neighbors. In New Jersey, we are into week 9 of a state-wide quarantine that has left a significant number of New Jersey residents furloughed, terminated or sustaining an income […]
Written by: Mark Gabriel, Esq. Most people are aware of the ongoing legal battle between Johnny Depp and his estranged wife Amber Heard. The public is also privy to certain recordings, readily available for public consumption online, recorded by Johnny during telephone calls with Heard. However, the first question that many may ask is whether it […]
Written by Joanna R. Adu, Esq. As a result of the recently enacted Coronoavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (also known as the CARES ACT), eligible Americans have received, or are set to receive, a one-time payment from the federal government, referred to as a “stimulus” payment. The exact amount of any particular stimulus payment is […]
Written by Chris Ann Wright, Esq. In New Jersey, the Legislature passed an act allowing oaths, affirmations and affidavits to be taken without endangering people’s health on a temporary basis. Using technology, a notary public can perform his or her duties using communication technology. However, not all oaths and signatures can be taken or notarized electronically. For […]
New Jersey has eased the burden for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) parents who seek adoption to make their families whole. As a result of a new law simplifying the adoption process, non-biological parents can enjoy the protections afforded by law without subjecting themselves to an unnecessarily burdensome process. The law allows LGBT couples […]
By: CHRIS ANN WRIGHT Recently, the New Jersey Judiciary issued a directive implementing an economic mediation program for those litigants who have a restraining order. The mediation would take place at the courthouse with litigants remaining in separate rooms throughout the mediation. The mediator, specially trained, would shuttle back and forth between the two rooms to try and […]
