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Do Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Payments Affect NJ Child Support Obligations?
New Jersey law requires both divorcing parents to provide financial support to children. This may be calculated under the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines (CSG). Child support obligations for most middle-income couples are generally based on the income of each party, the alimony one party may pay to the other, and the amount of overnights…
Read MoreDo Employees Accused of Sexual Harassment Have the Right to Due Process?
“Due process” is a right afforded to U.S. citizens by our Constitution’s fifth and fourteenth amendments. It covers government acts, not those of private citizens or employers. Though we all want a fair shake if we’re accused of wrongdoing in the workplace, unless we’re a government employee or working under a contract (including a union contract),…
Read More“What Are My Options If My Spouse Contests the Divorce?”
Is there such a thing in New Jersey as a contested cause of action for divorce? If so, what is it, and how does it work? When one spouse decides to fight the divorce itself, and not just the important underlying issues, this tends to complicate the process for the other party. Understanding what this…
Read MoreInvestigation of Workplace Discrimination Complaints: What Are Your Rights?
Many laws in the area of workplace relations require employers to perform investigations, which fulfill their various obligations under the laws. The general duty of any employer — who either is or should be aware of any type of discrimination, harassment, threat, retaliation, or safety problem — is to take immediate and effective corrective action to solve the problem. To…
Read MoreIf NJ divorcing parents can’t agree, then which parent determines our children’s religious upbringing?
New Jersey is an ethnically, racially, and religiously diverse state, where interfaith marriages are common. The breakup of interfaith marriages is also common and parents sometimes disagree over the religious education and upbringing of a shared child. The parties should try to work out an agreement that’s mutually acceptable, but if there is no such…
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