Articles

By: John P. Paone, Jr., Esq. and Victoria E. Paone, Esq. Two bills were recently introduced in the Legislature, Senate Bill S3479 and Assembly Bill A5189, which would radically change how child custody is determined in New Jersey.  These bills provide that in child custody cases there will be a presumption that the child will reside with each […]

By:  Megan S. Murray, Esq.* The recently proposed tax reform legislation includes sweeping changes in the current tax law for both individuals and corporations.  The proposed legislation, which has recently been passed by the House, would bring about the biggest overhaul of the U.S. tax system in the past 30 years. Of particular interest to […]

By: John P. Paone, Jr.* For loyal followers of the annual Top Ten, 2016 will be remembered as the year that Judge Lawrence R. Jones announced his intention to retire from the bench.  Judge Jones went out with a flurry of reported and unreported family law opinions.  While his time on the bench was short, […]

On Sept.10, 2014, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law P.L.2014, c.42, which modified New Jersey’s alimony statute. These changes to the alimony statute included a codification of a new legal standard for cohabitation—a standard that had previously been defined and shaped by case law only. The text of the amended alimony statute as […]

By: John P. Paone, Jr., Esq. and Cassie Murphy, Esq.* In New Jersey, any person who is a victim of domestic violence may apply for a Temporary Restraining Order against the aggressor. In the event a Temporary Restraining Order is granted, a Court hearing, or trial, is then scheduled to occur within a short period […]