Posts by Hanan Isaacs
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: May a NJ Divorcing Spouse Sue the Generous In-Laws for Family Support or Equitable Distribution?
Let’s revisit a 2005 divorce action, Idleman vs. Idleman, in which a wife sued her husband’s parents for family support. Doug Idleman was seriously ill, too sick to work. His parents generously supported the couple’s lavish lifestyle for the last two years of the marriage. They paid the mortgage on the parties’ $775,000 home in…
Read MoreU.S. EEOC Select Task Force Releases Important and Timely Study of Workplace Harassment
Earlier this summer, the EEOC’s Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace issued its long-anticipated Report, in four-part format and an Executive Summary that we link here for your information and guidance. The Summary provides a superb and convenient overview of the 88-page report. Here are some of the Report’s highlights:…
Read More“In NJ, under what circumstances may I forcibly emancipate my own child?”
Current New Jersey law says that when a child reaches the age of 19, and absent specific exceptions for college education or disability, s/he is presumptively emancipated. This means the child becomes financially independent of his/her parents. The burden is on the young adult child or the other parent to demonstrate that the child is…
Read More“I have a crush on the guy in the mailroom. Is my NJ employer lawfully permitted to ban co-workers’ off-hours dating?”
Social psychologists report that the workplace is closely aligned with each employee’s family dynamics. People get into parental and sibling roles with co-workers who are not related by blood or marriage. We bring ourselves to work, complete with psyches, emotions, bright spots, and disturbances. Many Americans spend so much of their time at work, they…
Read More“I have been my granddaughter’s primary caretaker for several years. My daughter recently died, and now my son-in-law wants to permanently exclude me from my granddaughter’s life. Do I have legal rights?”
Grandparents’ right to play an active role in the lives of their grandchildren continues to reach courts around the country and affect the lives of many families. According to current law, grandparents who have been limited or barred from visiting grandchildren must show sufficient actual harm to the grandchildren to warrant a full hearing. At…
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