Legal Opinion
Marsico v. Marsico
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided July 24, 2013PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L.R. JONES, J.S.C.
This case presents the novel question of whether a litigant may appear and testify in divorce proceedings through a designated power of attorney (POA). For the reasons set forth in this opinion, the court declines to authorize such a procedure in this matter.
*487 FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff and defendant are octogenarians, ages eighty and eighty-four respectively. They wed in 1978 and remained married for thirty-five years thereafter. The parties have no children together. Defendant, however, has an adult daughter from a prior marriage, Laura Mertz.
In December 2012, defendant…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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