Posts by Hanan Isaacs
Post-NJ Divorce, How Difficult Should It Be to Prove Your Ex is Cohabiting With Another?
A recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision touched on two critical issues that affect many of those paying and receiving spousal support or alimony. Living with another (or cohabitating) could provide grounds to disqualify someone from receiving alimony. How difficult should that be to prove? The Court’s August 2023 decision made it easier to prove…
Read MoreUpon Divorce, Who Gets the NJ Pet? | Pet Custody
At a time when couples are having fewer children, they have more pets. These animals can provide emotional comfort, affection, and companionship. If a couple divorces, it is often critical to the parties who gets pet custody. The parties may genuinely care about and want to continue their relationship with their dog or cat, or…
Read MoreHow Will the End of Affirmative Action in College Admissions Impact Employers?
The US Supreme Court in June voted to end affirmative action in college admissions, ending four decades of court-approved efforts to diversify student bodies by considering their race, gender, ethnicity, and other characteristics. Will employers follow their lead and cease employee diversity efforts? Yes, because most of them will think, rightly so, that affirmative action…
Read MoreAmong Many Good Reasons to Engage in a Custody Dispute, Revenge Isn’t One of Them!
Child custody cases are often emotionally charged and it is not uncommon for one or both parents to act out of revenge. This can have devastating consequences for the children involved, as well as for the parents themselves. Revenge is a form of aggression, according to a recent Forbes article. It’s a behavioral response by…
Read More“Can I Be Fired Because I’m Overweight?”
Unless your weight has some connection to a “protected basis” in anti-discrimination law, in New Jersey, you can be fired because you’re overweight. As long as a firing decision isn’t illegal, the reason can be as irrational and illogical as your employer sees fit. The issue of discrimination against people who are heavier than average…
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