As indicated here, it was likely that there would be published opinions issued during this blog's holiday break. It turns out that there were two such opinions, both by the...
On this date in 2002, the Supreme Court decided Matsumoto v. Matsumoto, 171 N.J. 110 (2002). By a 5-2 vote (majority opinion by Justice Long; dissent by Justice Verniero, joined...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in two new appeals. One involves an issue of alimony. The other addresses conditions on parole. The alimony case is Cardall...
After a nearly month-long hiatus, including time to iron out kinks in the long-overdue new look for this blog, this is the first post of 2023. Happy new year to...
State ex rel. E.S., 252 N.J. 331 (2022). As discussed here, last year the Appellate Division addressed the "unsettled" question of which should come first in a criminal case involving a...
New Jersey Division of Child Protection & Permanency v. D.C.A., 474 N.J. Super. 11 (App. Div. 2022). This opinion today by Judge Whipple affirmed the decision of a Family Part...
Devers v. Devers, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2022). This was a matrimonial appeal. The issue centered around whether a particular financial account ("the Gauss account") was marital property....
D.M.C. v. K.H.G., ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2022). This Family Part appeal involved the dissolution of a marriage that had lasted 31 years. As Judge Mawla described in...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in six cases. Three of those involve grants of leave to appeal and three are grants of certification. The Court accelerated...
The Bold Sidebar is a podcast that its host, Jeff Horn, likes to say addresses "all things New Jersey Supreme Court." As discussed here, I appeared on that podcast last...