In the Matter of M.A.Z. Appellate Docket No.: A-0075-23 Decided June 3, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a granting of a Final Extreme Risk Protective Order (FERPO) in light of respondent requesting to the police to shoot him. In…
In the Matter of J.C.G. Docket No. A-2416-22 Decided May 1, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided J.C.G.’s (hereinafter “appellant”) appeal from an April 11, 2023 order entering a Final Extreme Risk Protective Order (“FERPO”) against him pursuant to the Extreme…
In the Matter of J.M. Docket No. A-1026-20 Decided January 26, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided appellant’s appeal from a Temporary Extreme Risk Protective Order (“TERPO”) and Final Extreme Risk Protective Order (“FERPO”) entered against him, as well as the…
In the Matter of J.M. Docket No. A-1026-20 Decided January 26, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided appellant’s appeal from a Temporary Extreme Risk Protective Order (“TERPO”) and Final Extreme Risk Protective Order (“FERPO”) entered against him, as well as the…
In the Matter of K.M.D. Docket No. A-3089-20 Decided November 23, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided appellant’s appeal from a Final Extreme Risk Protective Order (“FERPO”) entered against him. In August 2020, police responded to a crisis call from appellant’s…
In the Matter of J.E. Appellate Docket No.: A-3694-20 Decided September 30, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a granting of a Final Extreme Risk Protective Order (FERPO) in light of respondent threatening to harm his dog and commit suicide. In…
Appellate Docket No.: A-2464-20 Decided May 5, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a denial of petitioner’s Firearms Purchaser Identification Card (FID) and Permit to Purchase a Handgun after petitioner plead guilty to a New York misdemeanor that was…
Temporary Extreme Risk Protective Order (TERPO) IN THE MATTER OF D.L.B. Appellate Docket No.: A-1035-20 Decided July 14, 2021 In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a denial of a Final Extreme Risk Protective Order (FERPO) in light of respondent brandishing a handgun. In the Matter of D.L.B., police received…
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Appellate Victory Protects a Former Spouse’s Share of Pension Benefits
Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A Successful Family Law Appeal Our firm successfully represented the appellant in a New Jersey family law appeal concerning the division of pension benefits after divorce. On October 20, 2026, the Appellate Division reversed the order under review and sent the matter back to the Family Part for…