By Colleen Murphy | March 9, 2023
"The law in New Jersey is crystal clear: No one can be denied the fundamental right to marry based on their gender identity," DCR Director Sundeep Iyer said. "Municipalities have an obligation to ensure that they are not excluding LGBTQIA+ individuals from applying for marriage licenses. Today's enforcement actions underscore our ongoing commitment to ensuring that marriage equality remains a reality for our state's LGBTQIA+ residents."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Alton L. Abramowitz | March 9, 2023
On Aug. 31, 2022, U.S. District Court Judge Ann M. Donnelly of the Eastern District of New York issued her decision and order, which provides lawyers with the opportunity to review the end result of the case's protracted proceedings, something that is not always available in those state courts where lower court decisions are not regularly reported and published.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack | March 7, 2023
Many court hearings are now virtual. This means that some or all of the litigants and witnesses participate by video. Are virtual hearings compromising the Fourth Amendment rights of domestic violence victims/survivors and children involved with Child Protective Services?
By Allison Dunn | March 3, 2023
"When a party objects to a magistrate's judgment on the ground that the judgment contains insufficient factfinding, the party should file an objection pursuant to Rule 118(a) and specifically assert that there are insufficient findings to support the magistrate's judgment. The reviewing court can then adopt the judgment, 'set the matter for further hearing before a judge or magistrate[,] or recommit the matter to the magistrate with instructions.' M.R. Civ. P. 118(a)(2)," Associate Justice Catherine R. Connors wrote on behalf of the unanimous court.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Eliana Baer and Matheu D. Nunn | March 3, 2023
Tensions between First Amendment considerations and enforceability by civil courts of agreements to discourage religious barriers to remarriage are oftentimes invoked in the context of a "get."
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Robert Z. Dobrish, Lee Rosenberg, Adam John Wolff and Eric I. Wrubel | March 2, 2023
Editor's note: This letter was submitted in response to Fink & Katz partner Phillp Katz's column "Praemonitus Praemunitus: The Importance of the…
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Karen Simmons and Louise Feld | February 27, 2023
In highly sensitive custody or visitation cases, children can be profoundly harmed when they are exposed to even selected portions of forensic reports, representatives from The Children's Law Center write.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Philip Katz | February 27, 2023
While it is not—and should not—be the sole basis for a jurist's decision on custody, the in-camera interview often has a more profound impact upon the court's decision than anything the parents' attorneys say or do in open court. For this reason, attorneys must understand what occurs during the in-camera interview, plan for it, and advise their clients accordingly.
By Lisa Willis | February 22, 2023
The surviving count alleges the attorneys wrote a defective motion to attempt to stop the sale of a real estate property—an alleged misstep that cost their lawyer-client $500,000.
By Marianna Wharry | February 22, 2023
A trial court's financial orders following a judgment to dissolve a couple's marriage abused its discretion with an excessive award of alimony because pandemic unemployment assistance appeared to bolster his income, the Connecticut Appellate Court held.
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