- STATE IN THE INTEREST OF H.M., A JUVENILE (FJ-07-0728-22 AND FJ-07-0729-22, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-0303-22 Appellate Nov. 27, 2023
- RADIAC RESEARCH CORP. VS. BERNADETTE PASQUA (C-016022-07, WARREN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1837-22 Appellate Nov. 27, 2023
- MAJEK INVESTMENTS LLC VS. CONVENTUS, LLC, ET AL. (C-000138-19, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3247-20 Appellate Nov. 28, 2023
- MICHELLE ROCHE, ETC. VS. AETNA, INC., ET AL. (SCHOOL EMPLOYEES' HEALTH BENEFITS COMMISSION) A-0076-21 Appellate Nov. 28, 2023
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ZAKEEM D. BROWN (17-04-0196, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2125-21 Appellate Nov. 28, 2023
- MICHAEL P. DUFFY, JR. VS. AMY T. DUFFY (FM-08-0718-17, GLOUCESTER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2473-21 Appellate Nov. 28, 2023
- IN THE MATTER OF A.H. (P-000128-21, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-2782-21 Appellate Nov. 28, 2023
- MARC AND DEBORAH SHAMS VS. PLANNING BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF LOCH ARBOUR, ET AL. (L-2478-20, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3485-21 Appellate Nov. 28, 2023
- IN THE MATTER OF THE REVOCATION OF JOHN BASILE'S FIREARMS PURCHASER IDENTIFICATION CARD, ETC. (GRP-0021-22, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3640-21 Appellate Nov. 28, 2023
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. LUIS CASTRO-ALMONTE (19-02-0291, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0317-22 Appellate Nov. 28, 2023
- ANTHONY BERARDI AND JANET BERARDI VS. FMI INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (L-0205-22, SUSSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2940-22 Appellate Nov. 28, 2023
- LISA TRIANTOS VS. STEVEN TRIANTOS (FM-08-0640-20, GLOUCESTER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3051-22 Appellate Nov. 28, 2023
- IN THE MATTER OF A.N.H. (0210-XTR-2021-1, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-2298-21 Appellate Nov. 29, 2023
- IN THE MATTER OF A.D., ETC. (P-000982-20, SUSSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (CONSOLIDATED) A-2563-21/A-2652-21 Appellate Nov. 29, 2023 Summary A-2563-21/A-2652-21 The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in its application of the law or abused its discretion in its denial of appellants' fee applications. In a guardianship matter filed by Adult Protective Services (APS), the trial court appointed appellants to serve as the counsel and the temporary guardian of the alleged incapacitated person (AIP), who had no assets and a limited income. After working together to obtain services for the AIP, appellants and APS agreed the AIP needed only a limited guardianship, and the trial court granted that relief. Appellants moved for an order requiring APS to pay their fees and costs, arguing they were entitled to fees pursuant to Rule 4:42-9(a)(3), which permits a trial court to award fees in a guardianship matter pursuant to Rule 4:86-4(e), which in turn authorizes a court to compensate appointed counsel and the guardian ad litem in a guardianship matter "out of the estate of the [AIP] or in such other manner as the court shall direct." The trial court denied the fee applications, finding courts do not have the statutory authority to require APS to pay the fees of court-appointed counsel and temporary guardians and that APS had not engaged in any misfeasance warranting fee-shifting. The court agreed, concluding the Adult Protective Services Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-406 to -425, did not give courts the authority to order APS to pay fees under these circumstances. Close
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- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. CHARLES NOBLE (95-01-0101, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3901-21 Appellate Nov. 29, 2023
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. LUCIA MANZANO (FO-18-0101-23, SOMERSET COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-1017-22 Appellate Nov. 29, 2023
- IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BEVERLY ANDREWS, ETC. (321733, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1332-22 Appellate Nov. 29, 2023
- WELLS FARGO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ETC. VS. PAUL R. HAUKE, ET AL. (F-015317-17, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1390-22 Appellate Nov. 29, 2023
- NGK INVESTMENTS, LLC, ET AL. VS. JOHN BACZKOWSKI (C-000024-21, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3788-20 Appellate Nov. 30, 2023