New Jersey General Practice Legal Questions

You need to work closely with the court personnel to make sure that you have a written record that you do not need to be in court. If you cannot get the written record, then you should appear in court and tell the judge on the record what happened. You do not want to have a bench warrant issued. Ed Dimon, Esq. 732-797-1600... Read Answer

The key to the answer is the home equity contract your parents signed and the possible lien against the property as a result of this home equity contract. The norm is that the bank would have a lien placed against the property. The lien would have to be satisfied. Please call to discuss. Ed Dimon, Esq. 732-797-1600... Read Answer

You should make sure that you have all the student loan documentation and can prove what happened. If fraud was committed, you have a defense. You could use the fraud to have your relatives pay the debt. Why are they not paying ? What is their understanding of what happened ? Ed Dimon, Esq. 732-797-1600... Read Answer

You should be able to either go to the town in which he lived at the time of deaht, or obtain the death certificate on line.  You can also obtain the date of death from looking at the Social Security Death Index, and even doing an internet search to see if the family used a local funeral home.  ... Read Answer

It is really difficult to say what your chances are to sue for deformation. Reports to DCPP are confidential. You would have to show that the report was not just inaccurate but malicious. Was there some motivation for the attack. Obviously having high blood pressure should not be considered a negative, unless the doctor felt he was too old or infirm to care for a child.... Read Answer

I don't know if you already heard from the insurance company. You don't describe what damages you suffered other than discovering the bug inside of the jar. It doesn't say you almost ate the bug, or suffered some kind of psychological injury. If you are concerned about a possible offer from the insurance company and discovering what your rights may be, consult with an attorney and have the attorney talk or communicate with the insurance company.... Read Answer

Creating phony logins for someone else's records, particularly confidential records like medical records, bank records, and so on is actually a criminal offense. 2C:20-25 and therefore should be reported to the prosecutor if you have evidence that your sister in law has access to your login information. You can certainly also pursue civil damages as well because it is not necessarily a HIPPA violation alone but a violation of protected computer information. One note, is if you leave your login information in a public place then it might be harder to prove criminal intent on the part of your sister-in-law, but if you had password protection and so on, then discuss it with the prosecutor of your county.... Read Answer