Severance Ruling in NJ vs. Grimsley & Malik – August 28, 2023

October 3, 2023 |

State of New Jersey v. Dandel Grimsley & Mateen Malik Docket No. A-2699-22 Decided August 28, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from an order granting defendants’ motion for severance of their scheduled joint trial. In this case,…

PDVA Appeal Outcome: S.Y.R. v. R.R. – Docket A-3388-21 (Sept. 15, 2023)

September 22, 2023 |

S.Y.R. v. R.R.            Docket No. A-3388-21                     Decided September 15, 2023  Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a final restraining order (FRO) entered against him pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), in favor of…

Free Speech Prevails: S.B.B. v. L.B.B. – Landmark Decision, Sept. 6, 2023

September 19, 2023 |

S.B.B. v. L.B.B. Docket No. A-0305-21 Decided September 6, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a trial court’s order entering a final restraining order (FRO) against defendant for her pressuring her husband, plaintiff, to get a Jewish divorce, or “get” on…

Appellate Court Decision in M.B. v. C.C. – PDVA Violations and FRO Appeal

September 14, 2023 |

M.B. v. C.C. Docket No. A-3319-21 Decided September 7, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided plaintiff’s appeal from the trial court’s denial of a final restraining order (FRO), claiming the trial court erred in determining plaintiff failed to prove the…

Appellate Court Upholds Property Sale to Satisfy Divorce Judgment

September 1, 2023 |

Anna Maria Toth v. John Turi Docket No. A-3075-20 Decided August 29, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Divorce Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a May 2021 order, in favor of plaintiff, permitting the sale of defendant’s real property to satisfy a $174,020 judgment…

NJ Appellate Court Upholds Suppression in Wiretap Case

August 30, 2023 |

State of New Jersey v. Dennis Gargano, Jr. & Clarence Grant Docket No. A-1230-22 Decided August 28, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey was tasked with determining whether the trial court correctly determined the State’s interception of privileged marital communications between codefendant…

NJ Appellate Court Upholds FRO Decision in PDVA Case

August 29, 2023 |

N.I. v. L.M. Docket No. A-3516-21 Decided August 25, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a final restraining order (FRO) entered against him pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), in favor of plaintiff. Plaintiff and…

Appellate Court Affirms Probable Cause in Arrest Case

August 25, 2023 |

State of New Jersey v. Travis Murphy Docket No. A-2657-21 Decided August 22, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an August 2021 order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized following his arrest. In late April of 2020,…

Civil Commitment of R.L. Under SVPA: Appellate Court Upholds Decision

August 23, 2023 |

In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of R.L. Docket No. A-3766-20 Decided August 17, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided R.L.’s appeal from three Law Division orders: (1) an April 2020 order of temporary commitment; (2) a May 2020…

NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION UPHOLDS DECISION TO SUSPEND FATHER’S PARENTING TIME WITH NO SHOWING OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT

August 23, 2023 |

P.V.P. v. F.J.C. Docket No. A-271-21 Decided August 22, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a trial court’s order suspending defendant’s parenting time until the child matured due to the child’s best interests, with no showing of abuse or neglect. In…