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Archive for July, 2010

While defendant’s conduct toward his wife, belittling her appearance and refusing to communicate with her on an equal basis, is unacceptable, it does not necessarily equate with the offense of harassment — her recourse may lie in an action for divorce, not in a domestic violence restraining order

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July 30, 2010 at 1:01 pm

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False imprisonment requires restraining another unlawfully so as to interfere substantially with his liberty

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July 30, 2010 at 12:56 pm

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By unreasonably inflicting excessive corporal punishment, a parent may be found to have committed an act of child abuse

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July 30, 2010 at 12:51 pm

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Rescission of a contract is a remedy for a unilateral mistake under a narrow class of circumstances

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July 27, 2010 at 12:55 pm

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The award of counsel fees under the LAD is discretionary

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July 27, 2010 at 12:52 pm

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There are probably few assets whose valuation imposes as difficult, intricate and sophisticated a task as interests in close corporations

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July 27, 2010 at 12:41 pm

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The law requires the court to consider net income, not gross income when determining support obligations

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July 27, 2010 at 12:38 pm

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Is the Civil Union Act, N.J.S.A. 37:1-28 to -36, constitutional?

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July 27, 2010 at 8:43 am

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You have been charged with a criminal offense — do you qualify for PTI?

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July 26, 2010 at 11:12 am

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If the court has made findings of fact and conclusions of law explaining its disposition of a motion, the order shall indicate whether the findings and conclusions were written or oral and the date on which they were rendered

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July 23, 2010 at 1:04 pm

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