First-time homebuyers soon realize that purchasing a home is even more expensive than they expected. There are fees for home inspections, termite inspections, appraisals, surveys, administrative expenses and title insurance — just to name a few.
As such, it's only natural to want to try to shave a few dollars off of the bottom line. But doing so may at best be shortsighted, and at worst, could turn the purchase of your "dream home" into a nightmare.
If you have been involved in a domestic altercation or a situation of domestic violence and you or another person called the police, it is likely that you, as the allegedly abused person, were granted an immediate order of protection. If this was the case, you might be concerned about making sure that this order of protection is extended to protect you from abuse for the foreseeable future.
In the state of New Jersey in 2014, more than 26,000 temporary restraining orders were issued, and a strong percentage of these were upheld to be more permanent arrangements. If you would like to be protected by a restraining order in the state of New Jersey, it is important that you understand how the law works around this issue.
State laws about marijuana have changed in New Jersey. Between the addition of a medical marijuana law in 2010 and the creation of a state patient registry in 2012, there's a lot of confusion about what is legal and what simply isn't. Perhaps further muddying the waters is that state laws about low-level possession seem to be lenient at first consideration.
Possession of up to 50 grams (just under two ounces) results in a disorderly person charge that carries up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. The same penalties apply for any amount of marijuana extracts or concentrates.
There are a lot of additional expenses beyond the actual cost of your home when you purchase real estate. In fact, when you look at your settlement statement, the amount due is often thousands of dollars more than the purchase price of the property.
The reason for those extra costs stems from the various professional services rendered as part of the closing process. The person inspecting the property for defects has to get paid for that work, as does the appraiser verifying that the home value matches the mortgage amount.
Getting behind the wheel after more than a drink or two is against the law. New Jersey has clear laws in place that make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle (including a motorcycle or even a boat) when your blood alcohol content (BAC) is 0.08 percent or higher. It's also illegal in cases where your BAC is below the legal limit but it's clear your ability to drive is impacted. Driving while intoxicated (DWI) is a crime that carries very serious penalties.
Instead of choosing to drive, it's safer and smarter to ride with a sober friend or just call for a taxi. These days, you don't even need to make a call. You can open up an app, like Lyft or Uber, and order a ride from where you are to your home in a matter of seconds. Those who decide to drive could end up facing serious criminal penalties, even if they don't cause an accident or hurt themselves or someone else.
When you are a business owner, divorce can prove absolutely devastating. Depending on the protections you set up to keep your business separate from your marital property, you may lose the business entirely in the property division portion of the divorce process.
Depending on where you are in the life of the business and the marriage, you may have many different protections available. In some cases, you may even have more options than you might expect. These may range from pre- and post-nuptial agreements to leveraging other assets to keep the business intact throughout the divorce.
The term “prenuptial agreement” doesn’t get many people excited. In planning for a wedding, thinking about the “what if” is borderline taboo. But, like most of life’s more important decisions, a proactive approach can simplify matters later and protect important property.
In a New Jersey divorce, marital property is divided in a “fair and reasonable” way. This may or may not mean equal 50/50 value, depending on circumstances. Discussions during the divorce settlement will determine who gets what — which is often a contentious process.
For most couples, marriage involves a lengthy process of creating a life together. While this process is often focused more on the future, it includes each person’s past as well. Once a couple decides to dissolve their union, separating their lives becomes an emotional and legal challenge.
When a New Jersey couple chooses to get divorced, they will have to alter nearly every aspect of their lives. One of the largest factors in this process is dividing their property. While the process of property division can seem intimidating and confusing, knowing some basic information about property division can make things easier.
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