February 2012
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We're Moving!
As of Saturday, February 25, 2012, Strich Law Firm and Mediation Office will be moving to our lovely new digs, at 4525 Route 27, Kingston NJ 08528. Please come look us up!
C. Megan Oltman, Esq.
Call us with more questions at 609-924-2900, or visit our web site at www.strichlaw.com.
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Marriage Equality Moves forward on Two Fronts
Last week, as you are probably aware, both houses of the New Jersey Legislature passed the Marriage Equality Act, although Governor Christie swiftly vetoed the legislation. (Commentators indicate that Governor Christie himself is not anti-gay or anti- marriage equality, but is catering to prospective Republican primary voters in South Carolina in 2016.) The Act passed by 42 to 33 in the Assembly...
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What do you do if you're divorcing and the house...
It used to be that the single biggest asset the average married couple owned was their home. It used to be that most couples had some equity in their home, and therefore there would be something to share out at the time of the divorce. Neither of these things is necessarily true any more, as more and more homeowners owe more on their home than its market value. So what happens if that couple,...
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Over the line on Harassment
The branch of New Jersey’s Domestic Violence law dealing with harassment got further explanation by the Appellate Division this week in C.C. v. T.R. The Defendant tried to avail himself of the earlier Appellate Division case, E.D. v. P.D., in which the Appellate Division overturned a Final Restraining Order for harassment where the conduct (leaving belligerent messages and calls at the...
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Bill Advances in NJ Legislature for Reductions in...
The New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to recommend passage of a bill that would allow a reduction in alimony or child support if the payor demonstrates a reduction in income due to unemployment or disability. While Family Part Judges have already had the power to grant such reductions upon a showing of changed circumstances, they have wide latitude to decide whether the...
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NJ Anti-bullying legislation needs funding
The New Jersey State Bar Association has filed an amicus brief in support of New Jersey’s landmark Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights legislation passed in the wake of the suicide of Rutgers student Tyler Clemente. The legislation has been challenged in the State Council on Local mandates by Allamuchy Township, which complained that the legislation is an unfunded mandate. The State Bar Association...