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  • 1.  Notice of Appearance fee on post-divorce judgment motions

    Posted 01-25-2016 12:31 PM

    Hi, All:

    We survived the Blizzard of 2016!

    I received a call this morning from a nice lady in the Middlesex County Family Court clerk’s office informing me that I needed to fax her a “notice of appearance” and a cover letter to charge our Superior Court account for the filing fee of $50.00.

    I was retained by a Florida resident who had been divorced in Middlesex County over 10 years ago. His ex-wife had filed a motion against him requesting an increase in child support for their son and contribution to auto insurance, etc. On my client’s behalf, I filed a cross-motion last week opposing the relief sought by his ex and seeking an enforcement of litigant’s rights for not paying her share of timeshare fees they are supposed to split.

    So, for me to represent my client in this case, it costs him $100.00 in filing fees and it cost the pro se ex-wife $50.00. It was confirmed to me that pro se litigants do not have to file a notice of appearance, even if formerly represented by counsel, but I had to file one. I should add that I was not my client's counsel in the divorce action and I don't believe there have been any post-judgment motions filed in this case prior to the present filings.

    Something is rotten in the State of NJ.

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    Robert Goldstein Esq.
    Manalapan NJ
    (732)972-1600
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  • 2.  RE: Notice of Appearance fee on post-divorce judgment motions

    Posted 01-25-2016 12:37 PM

    In Ocean County, we were informed that the notice of appearance fee was not required if we filed a motion and paid the filing fee. I'd do a letter to the PJ asking for clarification




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  • 3.  RE: Notice of Appearance fee on post-divorce judgment motions

    Posted 01-25-2016 12:58 PM

    Thanks. I am going to do that.

     

    Robert E. Goldstein, Esq.
    Drescher & Cheslow, P.A.

    610 Bridge Plaza Drive

    Manalapan, NJ 07726

    (732) 972-1600
    Fax (732) 972-0038
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Member, Middlesex County Bar Association, New Jersey Association for Justice and New Jersey State Bar Association

         

     

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  • 4.  RE: Notice of Appearance fee on post-divorce judgment motions

    Posted 01-25-2016 12:40 PM

    On a different note... We've been told by several vicinages that this whole pay-for-your-gold-seal-deal policy, sometimes at a remote location, is State-wide. As of last week, that is not what we've observed in practice.

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    Curtis Romanowski Esq.
    Senior Attorney - Proprietor
    Metuchen NJ
    (732)603-8585

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  • 5.  RE: Notice of Appearance fee on post-divorce judgment motions

    Posted 01-25-2016 02:32 PM
    Only your County, my friend. The nice lady is Evelyn.

    Sent from my iPad


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  • 6.  RE: Notice of Appearance fee on post-divorce judgment motions

    Posted 01-25-2016 03:26 PM

    Robin:

     

    They can't have one set of fee rules for Middlesex (which, in my experience, is generally one of the best places to practice) and another for all of the other venues.

     

    I am writing to Judge Venezia. This is just silly.

     

    Robert E. Goldstein, Esq.
    Drescher & Cheslow, P.A.

    610 Bridge Plaza Drive

    Manalapan, NJ 07726

    (732) 972-1600
    Fax (732) 972-0038
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Member, Middlesex County Bar Association, New Jersey Association for Justice and New Jersey State Bar Association

         

     

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  • 7.  RE: Notice of Appearance fee on post-divorce judgment motions

    Posted 01-25-2016 06:59 PM

    On Friday, the office in Middlesex informed me that they were pretty much the last holdout re the gold seal and now they must charge.

     

     

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    PEDERSEN LAW FIRM, LLC

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