ChatGPT is all the rage these days. Ask it a question and it gives you an answer. But use it at your own risk, as some New York attorneys recently discovered.
If you are unfamiliar, ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence
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Are Divorces in Arranged Marriages Different?
Most marriages in the U.S. are “for love.” meaning that the couple has chosen each other to marry. Presumably, they met, dated, fell in love, and then decided to marry. In contrast, many cultures have arranged marriages where the parents
What is a Get in a Jewish Divorce?
Gotta get a get? What exactly is a get? In a divorce involving a Jewish couple, a get is the document that grants the Jewish part of the divorce. Marriages can be both civil and religious even though we tend
Divorce, Houses and Higher Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates recently to counter the higher inflation the economy has seen over the past few years. How does this impact divorcing couples? The impact that most comes to mind is refinancing the marital
Get Your Mediated Agreement in Writing and Signed! (Or it didn’t happen)
In 2013, the NJ Supreme Court ruled in Willingboro Mall, LTD. v. 240/242 Franklin Avenue, L.L.C. that in order for an agreement coming out of mediation to be enforceable by the courts, it must be in writing and signed
No Court Appearance for NJ Divorces*
*in some cases and now statewide
The New Jersey Courts issued Directive 18-20 and updated in July 2021 and further updated in December 2022. While some counties or judges had been granting divorces without a personal appearance by the
What is Summary Judgment?
Perhaps you’ve heard the term summary judgment and always wondered about it. If so, read on.
What is Summary Judgment?
Generally speaking, trials in civil cases are about determining facts. The finder of fact, whether it is a jury or
Pets are Still Property: NJ Supreme Court
I’ve written extensively about how the law looks as pets — basically as property. The NJ Supreme Court had another opportunity to revisit this concept. The outcome: pets are still property.
The case is Samolyk v. Berthe III. Defendant’s
Why Hire a Lawyer?
In 2016, Massachusetts lawyer Robert Ambrogi wrote a blog post about a then-new service that attempted to “rank” attorneys based on their court results. The founders were two undergrads from Harvard University and the first covered state was Massachusetts (it
Online Mediation Works for Parties and Mediators
The COVID-19 pandemic that emerged in the United States in 2020 has changed many things. Online dispute resolution (ODR) and online mediation have become widely used. Many mediators — me included — had concerns about how effective ODR would be.