Divorce

There is a growing trend to allow Service (delivery) of Pleadings through Facebook. This Brooklyn Judge, on the facts presenetd, did not allow this.

The Brooklyn Judge declared: 

“Granting this application for service by Facebook under the facts presented by plaintiff would be akin to the court permitting service by ‘nail and mail’ to a building that no longer exists,” 

(Factually, the Court declared that he supposed Facebook profile for the husband was inactive, with the most recent posting was from 2014.)

The Court stated:

"[The Wife] has failed to sufficiently authenticate the Facebook profile as being that of the defendant and has not shown that, assuming arguendo that it is the defendant’s Facebook profile, that defendant actually uses this Facebook page for communicating,” 

In a  Decision – DiMaggio vDimaggio. (an "Unreported Decision") >>   the Court Held:

The Appellate Division Denied an Appeal of  a trial court's order confirming an arbitrator's award issued pursuant to the Alternative Procedure for Dispute Resolution Act (APDRA). Having considered the arguments, the Appellate Division discerned no reason for departing from the statutory prohibition of further appeals following a trial court's confirmation of an arbitration award.

Generally, an appeal of a trial court's confirmation of an arbitration decision is barred by N.J.
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In a  Decision – Trenholm v Trenholm. (an "Unreported Decision") >>   the Court Held:

The trial court determined that in a mater seek a specific line-item change, no new income/expense information nor Case Information Statement requirement exists.

The Father ceased exercising overnight Parenting Time. The Mother simply sought to eliminate the overnight parenting time credit. Mother had not filed a new updated Case Information Statement with the Court as part of the Motion, nor had she alleged or established any other “substantial change of circumstances,” The  Court found that the Mother’s application for a support modification is meritorious, and the Court may appropriately consider and grant her application for relief regarding the parenting time credit, even without the inclusion of an updated case information statement or any other substantial change in circumstances.
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In a  Decision – Swift v Swift. (an  "Unreported Decision") >>   the Court Held:

When a party refuses or repeatedly fails to appear at a scheduled ESP conference ,the court in its discretion may strike and dismiss the party’s pleadings.

In a  Decision – Atwell v. Atwell. (an "Unreported Decision") >>   the Court Held:

The trial court awarded 5 years alimony in addition to the 4 years alimony paiud during the divorce proceedings on a marriage that was 6 years duration. It was contended that the total term of alimony impermissibly exceeded the length of the term of the marriage. The Appellate court found that extending limited duration alimony for five years from the date of the FJOD was improper.
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In a  Decision – D.W. v. M.W.
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