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Dear Ask the Attorney: What assets are included in the New Jersey estate tax?  I know there is no inheritance tax on children, and that the estate tax exemption is $675,000.  Does that mean if you have $1,000,000 estate, the New Jersey estate tax is based on $325,000?  What is […]

Dear Ask the Attorney: I own a body shop business and recently signed a lease with a landlord to use a building that was previously occupied by a similar body shop business. The building was vacant for at least five years, but the building is perfectly set-up for my business. […]

Beginning the divorce process can be daunting. You are embarking on a life changing journey that will require guidance, patience, time and effort. It is important that you select an attorney with whom you are comfortable, with whom you have confidence and with whom you can work as a partner while navigating the road through the divorce process.

On September 9, 2013, the Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed an Appellate Division decision in State v. Handy authored by the Hon. Jack M. Sabatino, J.A.D., which focused on a not-so-frequent scenario facing trial courts in criminal cases – the rare circumstance where a criminal defendant has both a substantive defense (like self-defense, for example) to a criminal prosecution and grounds to claim not guilty by reason of insanity.