Engagement Rings and Divorce

1. I just broke up with my long time boyfriend. He gave me a $10,000 engagement ring. Do I have to give the ring back to my former no good boyfriend? Yes, you are legally required to give the ring back to your boyfriend. An engagement ring is not an asset subject to equitable distribution […]

How to Defend Against a DV Charge Based on the Grounds of Harassment

1. What exactly constitutes harassment? New Jersey’s Harassment law is set forth at N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. A person is guilty of a petty disorderly person’s offense of harassment if he: a. Makes, or causes to be made, a communication or communications anonymously or at extremely inconvenient hours, or in offensively court language, or any other manner […]