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Tax Reform Means Higher Taxes for Those Paying Alimony
There are many tax issues facing divorcing couples, and a major one is alimony (or spousal support). Thanks to recent changes to the federal Tax Code, those paying alimony after 2018 will face higher tax bills. For divorce settlement agreements or judicial decrees entered before December 31, 2018, the parties will continue the “old” practice…
Read MoreThe Whistle that Could Blow Over a Caterpillar
“Whistleblower” is the term used for someone who reports something illegal or unethical in an organization, either internally or to a government agency. That organization can be a government, nonprofit, or private entity. It can include just about any type of wrongdoing, from employment discrimination to bid rigging to illegal pollution to cheating on taxes.…
Read MoreLike an Unresolved Family Law Dispute, a Gifted Child Can Be Expensive
Is your child talented above and beyond his or her peers? Is s/he musically gifted, an exceptional athlete, or a whizbang student able to learn things much earlier than classmates? These are all great things and most parents want their children to take full advantage of their superior skills or abilities. But music lessons, away…
Read MoreUnconscious Bias: Taming the Beast Within
The vast majority of employment discrimination cases involve an employer’s alleged bias (race, gender, religion, age, disability) resulting in an adverse employment decision (non-hiring, non-promotion, retaliation, firing. Human beings, social science teaches, have one or many biases that may be conscious (we believe certain negative traits about certain people) or unconscious/implicit bias (we make decisions…
Read MoreNew Jersey Is Where Marriages Go To Last
Virginia may be for lovers but it’s New Jersey where marriages go to last, according to the New York Post. Our State had the country’s fourth lowest divorce rate (12.9 per 1,000 residents) in 2015. But one group is bucking the trend: so-called “gray divorce”. The national average for divorces is 16.9 per 1,000, a…
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