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Adults in New Jersey seek to change their names for various reasons; they dislike their current name, couples want to combine or hyphenate their surnames to form one surname, there is a desire for a more or less ethnic name, for religious reasons, or to reflect a change in gender. […]

With the #MeToo movement shining a light on the practice of the exploitation of women, there is another area which is not in the forefront of the news but should also draw one’s ire: marriage of minors. Recently, in New Jersey and Delaware, laws have increased the legal marriage age […]

On August 17, 2018, in an opinion approved for publication, the Appellate Division in Moreland v. Parks (A-4754-16T4) held that a plaintiff in a same-sex relationship who witnessed the biological child of her partner die from being struck by a motor vehicle can pursue a claim for bystander negligent infliction […]

If you think divorce may be on the horizon for you, but you are just not ready to take action, the idea of a “trial separation” may be the “right” next step for you.  However, do not let the informality of a so-called “trial separation” lull you into a false […]