Do any tenant laws address or protect tenants living in small privately owned bldgs in Jersey City?

Unless your apartment is rent controlled, they can charge whatever the market will bear.

Name Change Publication in Newspaper - New Jersey

The judge doesn't make you, the law makes you, and makes it impossible for the judge to let you change your name unless you follow the law.

If he has never had PTI for ANYTHING else it is a remote possibility. You know how much is at stake, get a capable lawyer.

My wife's attorney proposed that we split assets, each keep our own debt, and wife keeps seven furs, and bulk of jewelry.

Debts you characterize as mutual are her decision as well as yours to pay off. It sounds like you were pulling a bit of a fast one to pay off debts...

Someone pressed charges on me for harrassment

Whoever started it, if you are both harassing each other you can and should both press charges against each other. And get a lawyer to defend....

What are the specific grounds for a restraining order based on harassment in NJ?

Not all TROs become FROs. For a TRO only a reasonable allegation is necessary. For an FRO either an admission of domestic violence or a finding of...

Just rec'd a Judgment against me& a paper ON EXECUTION .which was for ex..How soon can they try to take MY pers property?

The only reason anyone will ever ask that a cosigner be added is that they don't expect reasonably that the main person will pay. You are...

I am supposedly close to getting a divorce, the judge set 120 days, how do I fire my attorney?

Remember that attorneys in family matters are not allowed to bill or be paid based on results, but for hours put in. If you fire your attorney...

My husband and I were separated for over 10 years. He just died and I was not named in the will. Is that legal? Married in NJ.

If you were still legally married you are entitled to a "spousal share" and perhaps to part of insurance and other things if he made no changes....

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How binding is this non compete

It may be binding. It is a fact based inquiry, but 3 years not able to compete at any distance may well be excessive and worth fighting.