I’m Not Telling and You Can’t Make Me We have all seen shows on television where the case is mid-trial, someone is sitting in the witness box being examined by an attorney pacing in front of the witness box or leaning on the jury box only for the courtroom door at the back of theRead more
Late last week the Supreme Court of NJ issued new orders about Court Operations. To a large extent, individual counties are still permitted to set their own guidelines but they did relax certain Court Rules regarding deadlines and restricted access to the Superior Courts across the state. Burlington County Courts will still operate albeit aRead more
Adoption days are the happy days in family court. I just returned from adoption day and boy was it a happy day! Little boys in pressed shirts and bow ties and girls with tulle headbands. Babies snug in parents’ arms and, my personal favorite, the little ones toddling around looking up at everyone they passRead more
When is a deal a deal? This isn’t such an easy question to answer in Family Court. Well over 95% of all divorce cases settle eventually. Trials are the exception, by far. With thousands of cases settling every year, then, what is that magic moment when a settlement is binding and enforceable?Read more
Actually, I am a lawyer and I am not on TV. Turn on any channel, on about any network, and there is a legal drama of some kind on at prime time. There’s “How to Get Away with Murder”, the HBO series “The Night Of”, that new one, “Bull”, about the jury scientist and “LawRead more
