In the recent unpublished opinion in the case of ANN MINZNER-CONLEY v. DANIEL CONLEY. Docket No. A-1853-23, the Appellate Court issued a ruling affirming the decision of the Trial Court to award counsel fees to the Plaintiff. However, that is…
The Courts are biased. The legal system as it is structured does not like pro se (self-represented) litigants. DIY – do-it-yourself – works well around the home. It can come with devastating consequences around the courtroom. It’s an interesting phenomenon.…
Have you ever seen where someone told a lie and it was taken on face value as truth, and was repeated time and again by other people, other entities, and was considered actual fact, actual history? And even repeatedly cited?…
Alimony is dictated by N.J.S.2A:34-23 including the amendment known as the New Jersey Alimony Reform Act. The New Jersey State Supreme Court, in Crews v. Crews, 164 N.J. 11 (2000), ruled that the supported spouse’s standard of living during the…
In the sport of field hockey, when two players from opposing teams are actively playing the ball, and a second member of one of those teams comes in and puts their stick in an attempt to also make a play…
A friend asked me, “Alan, when you got divorced, did you use an attorney?” And without hesitation, I quickly responded, “Well, I did the first two times but, after that, I sort of knew what I was doing.” It was…
“If you are chasing justice…then you are in the wrong arena.” David Heleniak, J.D. Every day there are people who walk into a New Jersey courtroom seeking justice…whether it be in the legal sense or simply to feel a sense…
