NJ Family Issues http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues Information and Opinions Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:24:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The doctrine of judicial estoppel and the doctrine of invited error http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues/2010/03/10/the-doctrine-of-judicial-estoppel-and-the-doctrine-of-invited-error/ Defamation and the Internet http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues/2010/03/10/defamation-and-the-internet/ Nicole’s Law — permits victim of sex offense to obtain restraining order against offender http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues/2010/03/09/nicole%e2%80%99s-law/ If probate is refused, the court may make an allowance to be paid out of the estate of the decedent; if the probate is granted, and it shall appear that the contestant had reasonable cause for contesting the validity of the will or codicil, the court may make an allowance to the proponent and the contestant, to be paid out of the estate http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues/2010/03/09/probate-attorney-fees/ Leaving sleeping children in a locked parked car is VERY DANGEROUS http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues/2010/03/09/leaving-sleeping-children-in-a-locked-parked-car-is-very-dangerous/ The N.J. Rules of Attorney Professional Conduct provide that an attorney shall not enter into an arrangement for, charge, or collect a contingent fee for representing a defendant in a criminal case; or in a quasi-criminal matter, such as a case in municipal court http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues/2010/03/09/municipal-court-attorney-contingency-fee/ Domestic Violence and the Battered-woman’s Syndrome http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues/2010/03/05/domestic-violence-and-the-battered-womans-syndrome/ Where the parties have agreed to provide for a child beyond what is legally required, courts must give due weight to the strong public policy favoring stability of consensual arrangements before freeing a parent from his or her contractual obligations http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues/2010/03/05/child-support-consensual-agreement/ The Guidelines shall not be used to determine parental contributions for college, nor the amount of support for a child attending college http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues/2010/03/05/child-support-college-guidelines/ Gross income is all earned and unearned income that is recurring or will increase the income available to the recipient over an extended period of time http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues/2010/03/05/gross-income-defined-child-support/