In the Matter of the Expungement Application of P.L. Appellate Docket No.: A-3387-23 Decided July 30, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey found that a juvenile adjudication can be expunged even if it is a disqualifying offense that would not be expungable as…
State of New Jersey v. Rashad Johnson Docket No. A-0878-23 Decided July 15, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from the denial of his motion to suppress evidence recovered following a traffic stop. On March 3, 2020, using a…
C.S. v. A.N.S. and C.H. Docket No. A-3655-23 Decided July 21, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a Family Court Order granting expanded parenting time for a parent with substance abuse issues. In C.S. v. A.N.S. and C.H., A.N.S. has a…
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LINDA HIRST v. JONATHAN HIRST Docket No. A-2848-23 Decided July 1, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Divorce Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed an agreement reached by the parties to a divorce. In Hirst v. Hirst, the parties were married in 2013 and had no children together. …
Docket No. A-1410-23 Decided June 25, 2025 In the Matter of the Expungement of the Mental Health Record of T.B. opinion Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided appellant, T.B.’s, appeal from an order denying his motion to expunge mental health records prepared…
State of New Jersey v. Odeanne Lawes Docket No. A-0478-24 Decided April 2, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s interlocutory appeal from an order suppressing evidence of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) seized by law enforcement pursuant to defendant’s…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In New Jersey, the law that criminalizes the non-consensual sharing of intimate images (often referred to as “revenge porn”) is primarily found under N.J.S.A. 2C:14-9, which is part of the criminal invasion of privacy statute. Key elements of the New Jersey revenge porn statute (2C:14-9): Criminalization of…
T.S. v. D.K. Docket No. A-1362-23 Decided May 30, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The Appellate Division of New Jersey in a recent unpublished decision affirmed a trial court’s decision to reimburse mother for half of educational and medical expenses for the parties’ daughter. In T.S. v. D.K., In 2015, the parties…