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The 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Act becomes effective October 17, 2005, making it more difficult for individual consumer debtors to obtain relief from their financial problems under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Major Intent of Bankruptcy Reform: The major intent of bankruptcy reform is to require people, who can afford to make some payments towards their debt, to make these payments, while still affording them the right to have the rest of their debt erased. These people must file Chapter 13. Status of the Bills: The Senate passed the Bill on March 11, 2005 and the Congress on April 14, 2005. When will this be Law: The bill was signed into law by the president on April 20, 2005. Sections 308, 322 and 330, all concerning the homestead exemption, take effect immediately. This is law now: The exemption is limited to $125,000 if the property was acquired within the previous 1215 day (3.3 years). The cap is not applicable to any interest transferred from a debtor's pr

As reported by newsday.com: It won't have the flair and chatty commentary of Court TV, but anyone with a computer, Windows Media player software and good Internet connection will get to see gavel-to-gavel action of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Starting at 10 a.m. Monday, oral arguments before the seven-justice court will be webcast over the World Wide Web. The first scheduled arguments concern what documents are covered by the state's Open Public Records Act. Webcast arguments will be carried live and archived for 30 days, officials said. Renovations done last summer for safety reasons enabled court officials to install at the rear of the courtroom seven sound-actived cameras _ one trained on each justice. Behind Chief Justice Deborah Poritz are two more cameras, one focused on where lawyers arguing before the court typically stand, and the other providing a wide-angle view of the courtroom. Court officials say the webcast will be helpful to law students, judges whose ru

New Jersey recognizes that an interactive web site can establish a basis for jurisdiction over a company who does not have a physical presence in New Jersey. For the full article click onto this link. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. http://www.njlawconnect.com/documents/Internet%20Jurisdiction_New%20Jersey.pdf Review New Jersey Attorney Law Review Blog Internet Jurisdiction in New Jersey

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New Jersey Case Law Update Courtesy of Rutgers UniversitySchool of Law - Camden Recent Decisions of the New Jersey Appellate Courts from 2004-11-15 to 2004-11-29. These case summaries originate from http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/cgi-bin/recent.cgi . Please come back and visit us again for additional New Jersey law updates, or visit our web sites www.new-jerseylawyers.com , www.njlawconnect.com . Supreme Court Cases Docket No.: a-67-03Decided: 2004-11-22Caption: Information Spectrum, Inc. v. The HartfordSummary :PER CURIAM In this matter, the Court determines whether claims of Lanham Act violations and copyright infringement were covered by the insured's commercial general liability policy, thereby triggering the insurer's obligation to defend. Information Spectrum (the insured) filed a federal action seeking a declaratory judgment to dispel assertions by Facstore, Inc. (Facstore), that it had misappropriated Facstore's product—a computerized police reporting system. Facst

This blog was created to provide a one-stop resource for New Jersey law topics for members of the general public. I hope you find this blog to be useful in your legal research. For assistance with specific legal matters, please visit www.njlawconnect.com and www.new-jerseylawyers.com . Sincerely, Glenn R. Reiser