Submitted by New Jersey Family Law Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant economic strife to the world economy. The impact has reached the United States and the State of New Jersey. We are seeing a stock market plummet and an economic shutdown while governments scramble to combat the Coronavirus. Many people are…
Submitted by New Jersey Family Law Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. For those parents under Court Order or agreement to conduct child custody exchanges regularly, the COVID-19 crisis complicates matters. Are you in violation of a Court Order or parenting time agreement if you refuse to partake in a custody exchange because of fear of contracting the…
https://www.criminalcivillawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/Request-to-Commute-or-Suspend-Certain-County-Jail-Sentences.pdf Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This matter having come before the Court on the request for relief by the Office of the Public Defender (see attached letter dated March 19, 2020), seeking the Court’s consideration of a proposed Order to Show Cause (see attached) designed to commute or suspend county jail…
By NJSBA Staff posted yesterday Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Gov. Phil Murphy ordered all non-essential retail businesses in New Jersey to close by 9 p.m. tonight in hopes of slowing the spread of COVID-19. Murphy issued an executive order today that directs almost all residents of the state to stay at…
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Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Municipal court sessions will be suspended for two weeks, beginning Monday, to mitigate public exposure to COVID-19 coronavirus, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner announced today. For the two-week period from Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 27, individuals scheduled to appear before a Municipal Court to contest a…
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New Jersey Survivors Justice Act: Sentencing Reform for Abuse Victims
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…