Posts by Hanan Isaacs
When Parents in Poverty Challenge Termination of Their Parental Rights in New Jersey
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in and is considering a case likely to revise termination of parental rights and adoption cases in the Garden State. The case, In the Matter of the Adoption of a Child by J.E.V. and D.G.V., involves a woman who found herself unable to provide financially for…
Read MoreA Co-worker is Served With a Restraining Order On Site: What’s Your Next Move?
The deejays had to hide for their lives. In light of Orlando and other invasions of what are supposed to be safe places, it is worth recalling that employers have a legal obligation to provide workers with a healthy and safe workplace. What, then, should employers do to prevent or mitigate workplace violence? For employers,…
Read MoreFive Challenges to Co-Parenting After N.J. Divorce and How to Cope
Parenting can be quite challenging, and maintaining healthy relationships during and after divorce can be difficult. While the courts may decide financial responsibilities and the division of parenting time, it is up to divorcing parents themselves to fill in the many blanks left by the court process and co-parent according to the best interests of…
Read MoreEmployment Law: “Retaliation is Workers’ Number One National Complaint”
Each year the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission processes workers’ complaints filed against employers. EEOC’s most recent statistics show that retaliation is the number one worker complaint, numbering nearly half of all charges filed. The breakdown of 2015 worker complaints filed looked like this: • Retaliation: 39,757 (44.5% of all charges filed) • Race: 31,027…
Read MoreJohnny has Three Parents: Is that Even Possible in NJ?
There was a time in society when parentage was difficult to prove. With the benefit of DNA testing, paternity is easily and accurately determined in most cases. Now, it is parentage itself that is subject to redefinition. A recent New Jersey case illuminates these changes and foreshadows a great deal more complexity. In the subject…
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