We wanted to take some time today to explain the differences between a Pre-Trial Intervention and a Conditional Discharge, and how they work within the state of New Jersey. You\’ll find that both a PTI (Pre-Trial Intervention) and a CD (Conditional Discharge) are most often used in drugs-related cases, and especially in the cases […]
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We all make mistakes from time to time, and for the less fortunate of you this might have involved an arrest and subsequent criminal conviction. The real problems then tend to start several years later when you\’re trying to rent an apartment, or when you\’re applying for a new job and you\’re asked about
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It might surprise you to hear that thousands of drivers in New Jersey are stopped each year by police for random traffic violations only to find that their driving license has been suspended, which then results in a wide variety of penalties and substantial fines which we\’ll discuss shortly. If you take nothing else
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The very short answer to this question is \”Yes you are entitled to child support even if you were never married to the child\’s mother or father\”. Thankfully marriage has absolutely nothing to do with a person\’s legal obligation to contribute towards the costs involved in raising a child. It\’s important to note here
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How much alcohol a person consumes is their own personal choice, liquor stores, bars and clubs, however, do have a legal obligation to limit the amount of alcohol consumed by their clientele. If a person is visibly intoxicated then it\’s the responsibility of the establishment serving the alcoholic beverages to not supply them with
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Every single responsible adult we know of has the exact same reaction to having to declare bankruptcy – shame. The shame is sometimes so pronounced that it affects people on a very personal level, and you\’ll often hear people who\’ve had to declare bankruptcy refer to themselves as \”failures\” and express a deep level
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You may have heard people talking about Lemon Laws before but you just smiled and nodded because you had absolutely no idea what they were talking about; you just assumed it was some advanced legal secret which nobody had taken the time to explain to you. When it comes down to it Lemon
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Nobody could have ever predicted or expected the sheer scale of foreclosures which occur every single day in the United States, and elsewhere in the world. The fact remains however that foreclosures are now affecting people from all walks of life – from the very wealthy to people who have always occupied the lower rungs
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The use of expert witnesses or testimonials is essential to properly litigate a personal injury trial. The reason why an expert opinion is required is because there are three basic types of evidence: Direct Evidence This is what the witness saw or experienced themselves, based entirely on the facts they are personally aware
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When you take all types of accidents into account you\’ll notice that slip and fall accidents are the most common type of accident experienced by the average person in North America. A slip-and-fall accident is most clearly defined as when your contact with the floor beneath you is broken, causing you to lose your balance
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