Steven J. Richardson | July 6, 2010
It is not unusual for people getting divorced to be in financial straits; many times that is the basis for the fights that led to the “irreconcilable differences” that led to the divorce in the first place! In addition, filing bankruptcy as part of a divorce strategy can also make it much easier to resolve [...]
Steven J. Richardson | June 18, 2010
In this economy, it is bad enough if you do not have a job. What is worse is if you can get one, but can’t drive to it because your license was suspended for failure to pay surcharges! However, if you find yourself in that situation in New Jersey, there is some good news: The [...]
Steven J. Richardson | June 14, 2010
Student loans, although not automatically nondischargeable (i.e. not wiped out in bankruptcy), have been notoriously difficult to get rid of. This is because, in order to succeed, a debtor must show “undue hardship.” But with everyone in bankruptcy suffering from financial hardship, what does this really mean? I discussed this issue in a post a [...]
Steven J. Richardson | June 3, 2010
New Jersey motorists have known for years that they have to buckle up or face the consequences. Signs that say “Click It or Ticket” are now quite familiar. However, the New Jersey Legislature has recently amended the provisions of the seatbelt law to require that all occupants of a passenger automobile, including adults who are [...]
Steven J. Richardson | June 2, 2010
Yesterday’s decision by the US Supreme Court in Berghuis v. Thompkins has been in the news quite a bit, as it will have quite an impact on 5th amendment cases in the future and will certainly, as dissenting Justice Sotomayor observed, “turn Miranda upside down.” I have talked about Miranda in other posts, but this [...]