Do FRO hearings allow both the Plaintiff and Defendant to provide an opening and closing statement?

You can make an opening / closing statements, but they're usually not dispositive of the case. A judge will decide it based on the testimony and...

Help? DV based on false allegations My ex more than likely is on here researching as well as we both do not have counsel.

You need to consult with counsel. The implications of a DV order are too serious to blow off. As to your question, the court won't, on its own,...

Generally, no. And she (neither of you) should be putting a day care center in the middle like this. You have joint legal custody. She is your...

As others said, you need to deal with this. He has a claim to everything you've acquired over the past 17 years (pension, savings, assets,...

Yes, absolutely. I've done it several times and prevailed. Wiped out a spouse's equity in a home who gave his wife Herpes ($300,000... I don't...

What can I do to get my spouse out of the home we both own? Abuse and children

You need to get in touch with a support group for domestic violence victims. Providence House is down there in Ocean (Google it). They'll show you...

Respectfully, it is simply incorrect that "there's no such thing as legal separation in New Jersey." I used to share office space with a firm...

If it's a final order (and I'd be really surprised if a case has dragged on three years), then a reconsideration motion must be filed within 20...

First, I hope you learned a valuable lesson here. I have a client who is in prison doing six years because she drank, took ambien, and pushed her...

How does my relative proceed?

Call a criminal law attorney and get a consult. BTW, you don't have to frame it as a hypothetical - attorney client privilege would preclude...