E315 September 23, 2009

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E315 September 23, 2009 1. If Emergency Call, Police Can Enter and Seize Item in Plain View. State v. O’Donnell 408 NJ Super. 177 (App. Div. 2009) Evidence observed in plain view during a police entry into a residence to provide emergency aid may be seized without a warrant even though there is a short delay between the emergency aid entry and the seizure of evidence by other police officers responsible for processing the crime scene. 2. School Officials Cannot Search Child’s Underwear for Drugs. Safford Unified School. Dist. No. 1. v. Redding 129 S.Ct. 2633 (2009) In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging an unlawful search of a student, the denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity is affirmed where the search of Plaintiff's underwear violated the Fourth Amendment because the facts did not give school officials reasonable suspicion to search her underwear. 3. Judge Can Suspend DL for Traffic Offense. State v. Moran 408 NJ Super. 412 (App Div. 2009) The Court rejects the constitutional and repeal by implication (though the subsequent creation of the motor vehicle point system) challenges to N.J.S.A. 39:5­ 31, which authorizes, without standards or limits, driver's license suspensions for willful motor vehicle violations. 4. Termination of Child Support upon Emancipation in New Jersey Child support is usually paid through a wage withholding garnishment at the parent's job. Child support orders and wage withholding continue forever against you until a Superior Court Judge signs a Formal Court Order terminating or modifying support. It is not sufficient for you to simply wait for a child to finish school. Many Divorce decrees and Property Settlement Agreements state that child support will end upon emancipation. For example, the term "emancipation" is sometimes defined as follows: (i) The completion of the child's formal education on a matriculated basis, whether it be graduation from a four year undergraduate


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