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New Jersey Law Journal

FAMILY LAW

Articles in this special Family Law supplement examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on: custody and co-parenting arrangements; modifications of marital settlement agreements; valuation of a business for the purpose of equitable distribution; and K-12 public education. We also look at case law addressing life insurance provisions in marital settlement agreements.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Navigating New Parenting Time Issues Amidst a Global Pandemic

While most courts have made it clear they will not entertain COVID-related parenting time disputes as emergent matters, some courts have heard such matters on an individual case-by-case basis.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Value of a Business for Equitable Distribution: COVID-19 and the 'Goldman' Rule

The extreme and unprecedented financial impact of the pandemic creates some uncertainty concerning how and when to value business assets for purposes of equitable distribution.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lessons Learned from Remote Instruction

Many lessons have been learned throughout the COVID-19 crisis that can serve to strengthen the educational experience for all students in the fall.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Till Death Do Us Part, Unless I Need to Sue Your Estate

This article provides case law-based examples of what can go wrong if you fail to draft life insurance provisions in your child- or spousal-support agreements, as well as tips for drafting such provisions.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

COVID-19 Is the Immediate Change of Circumstances

If the ultimate goal is fairness to both litigants in family law matters, the courts need to determine that COVID-19 is an immediate change of circumstances that requires immediate remedies for both payors and payees of support.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

CANNABIS LAW

A criminal defense perspective on the legalization of marijuana; social equity and legalization; the New Jersey legalization ballot question; where to locate a cannabis business.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Importance of Site Selection for Cannabis Businesses

A look at some of the ways to answer the question of where to locate a cannabis business, and how those answers will be impacted by New Jersey's complex environmental and land use laws.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The NJ Cannabis Legalization Ballot Question: Get Out the Vote by Staying at Home?

Poll results demonstrate that support for adult use legalization is strong in New Jersey, and that the support does cross party lines to some extent. Early states that legalized adult use cannabis through a ballot initiative followed by voter-mandated legislation made costly errors that can be avoided in New Jersey.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Social Equity and Cannabis in NJ Ahead of the November Ballot Initiative 

New Jersey has a significant and rare opportunity to be the first state in the tristate area to enact a strong, robust legal cannabis industry that addresses the harm caused by the criminalization of a medicinal plant.
8 minute read

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