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Proud to announce that my colleague Joe Cadicina has successfully obtained a judgment terminating a NJ domestic partnership in Camden County where the parties are not presently NJ residents. Joe successfully argued that the Venue rule changes we were able to obtain several years ago (see R. 5:71 and AOC Directive 9-04).
If any of you have had similar successes, please post the county in which you were successful - I'd like to keep tabs on whether there are any counties not accepting the Rule and Directive to allow for these terminations.
My position on has always been on these that the parties must have a settled case with agreement in place when they file, as the jurisdiction appears to be ONLY over the subject matter of the termination - not over the substance of the matter, especially when children or property are not within the county or state. The parties must also be advised that although the Court will incorporate their agreement into the judgment, it may or may not be enforceable here for the same reasons AND that is their state is a "non-recognition" state - they may not get relief there either if there is a breach.
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Debra Guston Esq.
Glen Rock NJ
(201)447-6660
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