To provide our readers with more information about divorce mediation, which we suggest be looked at as an alternative to long and expensive divorce litigation I interviewed mediator Ira C. Kaplan of Hackensack.Law Offices of Ira C. Kaplan, P.C190 Moore Street, Suite...
What happens when your child's school is not taking appropriate measures to protect his or her personal information? In one Central New Jersey school, the principal and teachers take pictures and videos of students and post them to social media pages such as Twitter. ...
The recent New Jersey Appeals Court case of Liranzo v. Morales Auto Repair & Junior Morales took another look at what was required to decide how the Workers' Compensation Law applies to an injured worker.The Workers' Compensation Law gives a person the right to...
The common definition of stalking generally includes, very simply, unwanted contact and/or surveillance by one person or group of another person. Under New Jersey law, the crime of stalking as defined by the Anti-stalking Law and is more complex. Under the...
A recent New Jersey Appeals Court case called Woodstone LLC v. Treacy found that a builder who substantially performed the work in a contract can recover all money due. A trial court judge awarded the builders $33,323.20 for the work they did for homeowners, who...
By Sadayah Q. DuRant The reason for the Security Deposit Act (SDA) or NJSA 46:8-19 to 26, is to protect tenants from overreaching landlords who seek to defraud them by diverting rent security deposits to their own use. The SDA, while helpful to...
New Jersey's Unemployment Compensation Law provides financial assistance to eligible workers suffering the distress and dislocation caused by unemployment. This law, also known as the Workers Compensation Act, was created to provide some income for the worker earning...
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard arguments for three cases that begged the question of whether employees were protected from discrimination by their employers based on sexual orientation and gender discrimination. The three cases, Altitude Express Inc. v....
Law enforcement officers are entrusted by society to protect society and its principles. They are permitted and issued firearms for this purpose, largely as a matter of law. This privilege to carry firearms is not absolute though, and can be revoked in certain...
Religious upbringing of children is a major point of contention for divorced parents. When parents are of different religious faiths, each parent may have their own idea of the beliefs with which their children should be raised. In some cases, the parties or a court...
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