If you are referring to Electro-Convulsive Therapy, then the simple answer is yes. One of the providers of ECT treatment is located in NJ (Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead, NJ).

Generally, yes but you need to review the terms of the lease to see if there are any limitations. You also should clearly document each of the items you are charging for and should provide the itemized list to the tenant. This information is general in nature and not a substitute for a consultation... View More

You should contact the person at the County responsible for Section 8 housing to confirm the procedures for terminating participation in the Section 8 program.

This depends on the terms of the lease. You should consult with an attorney to review the lease and to go over any facts that could affect the enforcement of the lease.

I presume you are asking about how much a divorce attorney asks as a retainer to handle a divorce. If this is your question, the answer is it depends. The amount of retainers and the fees charged vary, so you would need to contact a divorce attorney to confirm what their retainer and fees are.

Divorce laws are listed in the New Jersey Statutes starting at 2A:34-1 et seq. However, depending on the question being asked, the applicable law may be in another part of the NJ Statutes or court cases may have to be referred to. Online copies of the NJ statutes are available at... View More

A case can be dismissed even though laws or facts are cited by a party if the laws cited are not relevant to the case, if the case has no merit, if the facts cited are not relevant to the case, or if there is no cause of action under the applicable law. This is of course not an exhaustive list.... View More

You are probably looking at filing an I-130 form in the U.S. and then filing a DS-230 with the National Visa center after the I-130 is approved and your wife's priority number is current. As a green card holder, your wife will have to wait until her priority number comes up before she can... View More

Based on your question, I think you are trying to say that your girlfriend's income is being counted by Social Security to reduce your SSI benefit in some way.

There are certain situations when SSI benefits are reduced. For example, if your girlfriend is paying for part or all of your... View More

You can apply for Social Security disability on the official website at www.ssa.gov or you can call 800-772-1213 to find out how to set an appointment at your local Social Security office. I note though that obtaining benefits is not as simple as just "signing up" for Social Security... View More

Whether you should hire an attorney is a personal choice and depends on the specifics of your case. However, it appears that your question was cut-off so you may want to add more information.

Yes, an attorney can assist you with filing an appeal if you your application for benefits was denied. However, only VA accredited attorneys are allowed to handle such cases. You can contact your local county bar association and ask for a referral for attorneys that handle VA benefit claims.

I am not exactly sure what you mean by the case being "discharged", but generally, if assets are owned by a Trust then only the Trustee has authority over the assets.

In addition, I am not sure what is the relevance of there being no lawyer. You may want to add more details about... View More

I presume you are referring to the short certificate that is issued by the Surrogate Court to the executor/administrator of a decedent's estate. If that is the case, the short certificate is documentation that shows who has authority to administer the estate.

Typically, if the stock was listed as "Joint Tenants" or "Joint Owners" or "Joint with Right of Survivorship", then the joint owner inherits the stock. If it was listed as "Tenants-in-Common" (which would be rare) and there were no payable on death... View More

Although this may be frustrating, the investment company is actually following the law by not releasing information to you. Although you are the surviving spouse, this does not mean that you are automatically authorized to obtain information about your spouse's assets, but if there is no... View More

Probably not, but any money you distribute from the account to other relatives may be considered a gift from yourself to the other relatives which could raise gift tax issues with the IRS. In addition, since the decedent was your aunt, you may have to pay NJ Inheritance Taxes which can be between... View More

Yes you can so long as it is the original Will, the Will was properly executed, and nobody files an action to stop the probate of the Will. Our firm may be able to assist since probate is one of our practice areas.

You file such an action in the NJ Superior Court, Chancery Division - Probate Part in the county where the Will was admitted for probate (which will be your mother's county of residence at the time she died), but the actual papers are physically delivered to the Surrogate Court for the County.

No. A decision made in one Circuit is only binding on the lower courts in the same Circuits, not the courts in other Circuits. There are frequent cases when one Circuit interprets the same law in one way and another Circuit makes the completely opposite interpretation. This is regularly referred... View More