In New Jersey, the primary way to serve the summons and complaint in a civil action on a competent individual is by personal delivery of the papers to the individual. This may be by a sheriffs officer or a private process server. Delivery may also be made at the defendant’s home to a member of […]
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Any interested person may apply to the courts of New Jersey for appointment as guardian of an individual (and his or her property) who is incapacitated and unable to handle his or her own affairs. The case is started by the filing of a verified complaint seeking to have the Court determine the person to
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In a recent unpublished decision, thec New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the trial court’s dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit based on a falldown at a two family house. The bank holding the mortgage on the house had become the owner of the property through foreclosure. The plaintiff, a lawful guest at the property, was
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The majority of collection cases are for amounts under $15,000.00 and are therefore filed in the Special Civil Part of the Superior Court of New Jersey. Typically, these are lawsuits to collect credit card balances, medical bills and other consumer debts. Defendants are typically served by mail, and service is presumed to be effective unless the post
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