New Jersey has long been very protective of the shared equal rights of divorced/separated parents to their children. Under the law (N.J.S.A. 9:2-2), a Court that has authority over the custody and maintenance of children will not allow them to be removed from the...
A recent New Jersey trial court decision reaffirmed the high burden for bringing a claim against an employer for hostile work environment. C.B, a teacher with lupus (an incurable inflammatory disease causing fatigue, joint pain, rash, and fever), brought claims...
A New Jersey Appeals Court recently ruled that a divorced couple's habit of saving the vast majority of their monthly income is a necessary element in calculating alimony.The wife, age 48, filed for divorce in 2010. After a 28 day trial, the judge awarded her $7,600...
Many people assume that the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) only applies to employment and housing issues. But the anti-discrimination law also applies to all business that offer goods, services and facilities to the general public, legally known as a...
Whether it's true or not, people complain about their jobs. They can range from an overbearing boss to low pay. But if you're an employee subjected to intolerable behavior not from a boss but from a customer, then you may have legal recourse. In the recent case of...
The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and the New Jersey State Constitution protect citizens against unreasonable searches. They guarantee that people have the right to privacy in their persons, houses, papers, and effects. Homes are particularly...
In the recent case of Cook v. Gregory Press Inc., an employee claimed that he was wrongfully terminated due to his disability in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and that his employer failed to provide a reasonable accommodation and engage...
When it comes to making wills, people's worst instincts can come out. Children and others can be disinherited for unreasonable and sometimes malicious reasons. But New Jersey courts are not concerned about why someone wrote his or her will in a certain way, unless...
Private schools may not have to follow the same rules and procedures as public schools, but they still have to follow the rules that they themselves have put into place. If there were no standards that private schools had to maintain, they could arbitrarily treat and...
In New Jersey, bicycling is regulated under the Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation laws. A "bicycle" means any two wheeled vehicle having a rear drive which is solely human powered and having a minimum seat height of 25 inches.Unlike the X Games or other trick...
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