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

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NJ Appellate Court Upholds FRO Decision in PDVA Case

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 In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a final restraining order (FRO) entered against him pursuant to the Prevention of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…

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

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 In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a trial court’s order suspending defendant’s parenting time until the child matured due to the child’s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…

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Appellate Division Affirms Denial: Samuel v. Calabrese Child Support Case

Rebekah Samuel v. Theodore Calabrese Docket No. A-2231-21 Decided August 14, 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 In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a trial court’s denial of defendant’s request to modify supervised parenting time and child support, despite defendant’s alleged inability to pay for the supervised…

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Appellate Court Affirms FRO Ruling | Hark & Hark: Experienced NJ Appeal Attorneys

S.N. v. M.G.R. Docket No. A-2491-21 Decided June 20, 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 In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a final restraining order (“FRO”) entered against him based on the predicate acts of sexual assault, assault, harassment, false imprisonment, and later criminal…

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Appeal From a Final Restraining Order Based on the Predicate Acts of Sexual Assault, Assault, Harassment, False Imprisonment, and Later Criminal Sexual Contact and Contempt

S.N. v. M.G.R. Docket No. A-2491-21 Decided June 20, 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 based on the predicate acts of sexual assault, assault, harassment, false imprisonment, and later criminal…

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Defendant’s Financial Obligations that were Past Due, the Court Forced Him to Sell His Home and Provide the Proceeds to the Plaintiff

Gromek v. Gromek Docket No. A-0261-20 Decided June 15, 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 denial of a motion to modify alimony, finding the movant had made a prima facie showing of cohabitation but there was no proof…

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SUPERVISED PARENTING TIME UPHELD DESPITE UNFOUNDED CLAIM OF ABUSE FROM DCP&P

S.R. v. L.N., JR. Docket No. A-1127-21 Decided April 24, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed an order requiring defendant to have supervised parenting time and attend reunification therapy with the parties’ child. In S.R. v. L.N., Jr., the parties were…

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