Financial burdens are a problem faced by most people at some time or another. As making ends meet becomes more and more difficult, many people turn to credit cards to make daily purchases, which leads to increased debt. Eventually, some people get to the point that it...
Medicare is a medical care program designed to offer health care services to senior citizens and people who qualify for Social Security Dis ability. In most cases, a person who qualifies for Social Security Dis ability benefits will also qualify for Medicare benefits...
In Groh v. Groh, 2014 N.J. Super. LEXIS 182 (Ch.Div. Mar. 12, 2014), Judge Jones drew attention to the fact that N.J.S.A. 2A:34-2, the statute regarding the dissolution of a marriage, and N.J.S.A. 2A:34-2.1, the statute regarding the dissolution of a civil union, were...
Today, with divorces on the rise and the court's backlog, many parties are turning to arbitration and mediation, as opposed to proceeding with their matter to trial. Both options offer an alternative to the often intimidating judicial process, namely; private and...
Many recipients of Social Security benefits ask whether they will be responsible for paying taxes on the monthly benefits they receive. According to the IRS, Social Security benefits include monthly retirement, survivor and dis ability benefits. They do not include...
Gender-neutral approach to the modification of a child's surname. The Supreme Court of New Jersey, in Gubernat v. Deremer, 140 N.J. 120 (1995), in resolving a dispute between parents about a child's surname, set a presumption in favor of the surname requested by the...
Many people understand the value of a Last Will and Testament, which ensures a person's wishes are executed after their passing. However, many people fail to properly plan for a lifetime dis ability, leaving their legal, financial, business and personal affairs in a...
If you die without a Last Will and Testament you are deemed to have died "intestate" and both New Jersey and Pennsylvania have statutes that outline a hierarchy of relatives which will determine who has a right to your Estate and how much of the Estate they will...
On September 25, 2014, in Maeker v. Ross, 2014 N.J. LEXIS 910 (N.J. 2014), the Supreme Court held that the Legislature in passing the 2010 Amendment to the Statue of Frauds,N.J.S.A. 25:1-5(h), requiring oral contracts to be in writing, did not intend to render oral...
Living WillMany people understand the value of a Last Will and Testament, which ensures a person's wishes are executed after their passing. However, many people fail to properly plan for a lifetime dis ability, leaving their legal, financial, business and personal...