The Appellate Division recently upheld a summary judgment ruling which I obtained in a foreclosure case. The defendant claimed that her signature on the mortgage was a forgery.
Her late husband was the borrower and the defendant signed the mortgage to secure her interest in the property. We were able to locate the notary who witnessed her signature and obtain a certification that he had examined the defendant’s passport. We actually had a copy of her passport photo from the loan closing.

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By statute, all municipalities in New Jersey are required to hold annual tax sales of their certificates of unpaid real estate taxes.  Third parties and the municipality bid on the tax sale certificates at the sale conducted by the tax collector..  At the conclusion of the sale, the highest bidder pays the outstanding taxes and becomes the holder of the certificate.  The certificate must be recorded with the County Clerk to become a lien against the real estate.
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People seeking relief from their liabilities may include gambling debts. Particularly in New Jersey, there are many casinos in the region as well as online gambling, as well as the proposed sports betting which may be legalized here. The problem gambler may easily lose control and find himself in substantial debt.

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The New Jersey Tort Claims Act in many ways limits the ability of injured persons to obtain compensation from governmental entities and employees for negligence.

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