The Definitive Guide to Chancery Practice in New Jersey
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $200
Non-Member Price: $250
Areas of Law: Civil, Equity Jurisprudence
| NJ CLE: | NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 4.0). |
| NY CLE (t&nt): | NY Professional Practice Transitional: 4.0 |
| PA CLE: | PA Substantive Credit: 3.0
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program. |
Keynote
Moderator
- Hon. Lisa M. Vignuolo, P.J.Ch.
- Middlesex County Superior Court
Presenters
- Hon. Mary K. Costello, P.J.Ch.
- Probate and General Equity Parts, Hudson County Superior Court
- Hon. Darren T. Dibiasi, P.J.Ch.
- Bergen County Superior Court
- Leo J. Hurley, Jr., Esq.
- Connell Foley LLP, Jersey City
- Cassandra Jahnke Walsh, Esq.
- O'Toole Scrivo LLC, Cedar Grove
Chancery practice is a specialized field that deals with matters of consequence and urgency. Being successful means understanding a wide range of topics from guardianship to business practices. This program is the chance to peek behind the curtain and learn everything attorneys need to know, from the judges and lawyers who know it best, about the practice and the latest issues, cases and strategies.
Come to this practical program to learn more about chancery practice in New Jersey. Presiding chancery judges and experienced attorneys will guide you through an overview of matters in the chancery division.
Walk away completely prepared for success in the chancery division. Register today.
Program Agenda:
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9:00 | Introduction - Hon. Lisa M. Vignuolo, P.J.Ch.
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9:05 | Cognizability – Panel
Cases that belong in the Chancery Division compared to cases that belong in Civil Division- Ejectments
- Actions in Lieu of Prerogative Writs
- 9:25 | Overview of Probate Matters and the Interplay with the Surrogates Court - Panel
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9:50 | Incapacity (Guardianships, Conservatorships, Special Medical Guardians, Guardians ad Litem, Protective Orders) - Panel
- Filing the Guardianship Application
- Role of Court Appointed Counsel
- What if Incapacity is Contested?
- Conservatorship
- Special Medical Guardianship
- Protective Arrangements
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10:20 | Overview of Foreclosure Matters and the Interplay with the Office of Foreclosure - Panel
- In personam Foreclosure
- In rem Foreclosure
- Tax Sale Foreclosure
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10:30 | Break
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10:40 | Remedies - Panel
- New Jersey Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (“UPHPA”), N.J.S.A. 2A:56-45 – 2A:56-56
- What is heirs property?
- Role of the special master
- Partition by sale
- Partition in kind
- Factors in determining great prejudice
- Sale of heirs property - Business Dissolution
- Pre-suit investigation
- Grounds for dissolution (LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships)
- Special fiscal agents and other court-appointed fiduciaries - Other Remedies to Consider
- Specific performance, recission, or reformation of contract
- Constructive trusts
- Replevin
- Declaratory judgment
- New Jersey Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (“UPHPA”), N.J.S.A. 2A:56-45 – 2A:56-56
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11:20 | Procedure to Achieve Your Remedy – Panel
- Injunctive Relief
- Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
- Preliminary Injunction (PI)
- Permanent Injunction - Filing the Complaint
- Orders to show cause with verified complaints
- Crowe v. DiGioia, 90 N.J. 126 (1982)
- R. 4:52 (TRO and Preliminary Injunction) and R. 4:67 (summary actions)
- Summons and complaint - Case Management
- Initial case management conference
- Discovery disputes
- Dispositive motions
- Mediation
- Injunctive Relief
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12:15 | Pros and Cons of Filing in Chancery – Panel
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12:35 | Adjourn