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How Eviction Works
A tenant can be evicted for several reasons, including failure to pay rent or consistently paying late, damage to the apartment, or violation of lease rules. You can only be...
The Landlord Tenant Court Process
In order to be lawfully evicted, a Landlord must bring a Tenant to Court by filing an eviction action in the Special Civil Part, Landlord Tenant Court. If your Landlord changes...
Family Matters:
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How to Get Ready for Your Domestic Violence Trial
Once you have a Temporary Restraining Order, you will have a date to return to court to request the Final Restraining Order. If you are the person asking for help in a domestic...
Why Getting a Final Restraining Order Is Just the First Step to Escape Domestic Violence
It takes a lot of courage and strength for someone to leave an abusive relationship. It’s not easy. In fact, it can feel really scary and hard. A person leaving an abuser often...
Consumer:
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Are You “Judgment Proof?”
While anyone can have a judgment entered against them, when we say that someone is “judgment proof” what we really mean is that the person does not have any income or property...
Responding to a Credit Card Debt Lawsuit
Have you ever had your paycheck garnished, your bank account taken, or a lien placed on your assets because you received a lawsuit document from a creditor and didn't know how to...
Public Benefit:
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Bank Accounts and How They Can Affect Eligibility for SSI Benefits
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a program run by Social Security and it provides monthly benefits and medical coverage to disabled or elderly individuals who have little or...
Unemployment Compensation
The Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB) program meets the short-term needs of people who are unemployed. The Federal law sets basic standards. History The states set up their...
Senior Citizens:
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Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Ownership of Assets
Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is a program that provides monthly income and Medicaid to people who are disabled or are 65+ years old with low income and few resources. ...
Employment while receiving Social Security Disability Benefits
Question: can you work while receiving Social Security disability benefits? Answer: yes, but there are important rules that must be followed. First, it’s important to know...
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Mudarse fuera del estado con su hijo
Generalmente, es en el mejor interés del niño mantener un contacto constante con ambos padres. Sin embargo, cuando hay un cambio en el empleo, la Vivienda, u otra circunstancia...
Derechos del inquilino – Tenant’s rights
Derechos del inquilino Consejos para mudarse a un piso Antes de mudarse, consiga un contrato de alquiler por escrito en el que se especifiquen claramente las condiciones del...
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她帶走了我的心，還拿走了我的氣炸鍋: 離婚中的「公平分配」究竟意味著什麼？What “Equitable Distribution” Means in a Divorce
在新澤西州，夫妻離婚時必須分割共同擁有的財產和共同承擔的債務。這個過程被稱為公平分配 (Equitable Distribution)。 「公平」(Equitable) 意味著公正，但這並不總是意味著每個人都能正好得到一半。 公平分配是什麼意思？...
如果房東切斷了您的公用事業設施，您該怎麼辦？- What to Do If Your Landlord Shuts Off Your Utilities
本文適用於以下族群： 租金包含暖氣、電力、瓦斯或水費的租戶。 被房東故意切斷水電瓦斯暖氣 (utilities) 供應的租戶。 本文不適用於因未支付帳單而被切斷公用事業設施供應的租戶。 房東在公用事業上有哪些責任？...
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我符合消除犯罪記錄的資格嗎? Am I Eligible to Expunge My Criminal Record?
我是否有資格消除犯罪記錄 (expunge)？這是一個非常常見的問題，答案取決於幾個重要的因素。 在新澤西州，消除犯罪記錄是一項法律程序，可讓您將某些犯罪記錄從公眾視野中移除。這包括逮捕記錄 (arrests)、指控記錄 (charges)，甚至定罪記錄...
Order for Orderly Removal – Requesting More Time to Move
If you have been sued for eviction and you lose your eviction case, the judge will enter a Judgment for Possession. A Judgment of...
She Took My Heart and My Air Fryer: What “Equitable Distribution” Means in a Divorce
When people get divorced in New Jersey, they have to divide the things they own and the money they owe. This process is called Equitable...
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