Just a few days ago, I was involved in a car accident, where the vehicle in which I was riding as a front-seat passenger was struck in the rear while fully stopped at a stop sign. Unfortunately, at the time, I was not wearing my seatbelt and was injured. My […]
A new law which changes the enforcement of both premarital and pre-civil union agreements was passed by the New Jersey Legislature and signed by Governor Chris Christie in June, 2013.
Dear Ask the Attorney: I am leaving my husband, but really confused about what the whole divorce proceedings entail. So, I asked a friend who got divorced recently what the whole thing was about and she mentioned that I would have to fill out a CIS. What is a CIS? […]
On June 17, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Salinas v. Texas, a case involving the Fifth Amendment and “Miranda” rights that has sent ripples across the internet, albeit, because many people simply do not understand what Miranda is – and what is it not. For example, a Slate Magazine article mentions “the Supreme Court held that you remain silent at your peril.” A Cato Institute article calls the decision a “bad day for the Bill of Rights”. These articles are, in a word, overreactions.