Just as every marriage is unique in its circumstances and characteristics, so is every divorce. While most parents who want to end their end their union are able to agree on conventional custody arrangements, some families must think outside the box - and get a judge...
A recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision found that an employee could be criminally prosecuted for taking documents from the employer's possession, even if those documents are evidence of the employer's unlawful behavior and even if the employee takes those...
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing marriage as a fundamental right and did more than just legalize same-sex marriages across the country-it also prevents employment-related regulations from denying benefits to same-sex couples by having narrow...
In our blog last month about parental alienation, we mentioned the Best Interests of the Child Test in divorce situations. This article discusses that test, when judges have to make decisions about children because the parents can't agree. Divorces involving children...
Together with the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states, New Jersey also had an LGBT victory on June 25, 2015, when a jury delivered a unanimous verdict ordering a group offering "conversion therapy" to compensate four former"...
In a 5-4 majority opinion written by Justice Kennedy, the Supreme Court provided a long-awaited victory for those fighting for the freedom to marry those they love-regardless of gender. The opinion held that same-sex couples have a...
The use of cell phones while driving for calls or text messaging has resulted in increased, and justified, scrutiny in recent years. According to statistics by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, there were 3,633 crashes related to cellphone use in 2013...
If love is a battlefield, a divorce involving children can be a world war that threatens to cause permanent harm to them. In a best-case scenario, parents overcome any bad blood between them and work together to make the transition to separated family life as painless...
A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court decided whether it's an employer or employee who should "go first" in bringing up the need for religious observance on the job. In 2008, a Muslim woman named Samantha Elauf applied for a job at Abercrombie & Fitch....
Workplace harassment is unlawful in New Jersey under the Law Against Discrimination (LAD) if the conduct is hostile, intimidating or abusive and based on a "protected characteristic" such as race, gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin,...
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