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NJ Child Custody: May the Judge Consider Where You Live?
A child custody order can turn on many issues, including those related to a parent’s home location. If the parents can’t work out a custody agreement, a judge will decide the case based on the child’s best interests. A judge has broad discretion over making this determination, and location may be a factor that can…
Read MoreCreating the Ties that Bind: What Makes an Employment Contract Enforceable?
Employment contracts historically were limited to highly paid, upper management employees. Both sides were sophisticated and wanted something more than a “handshake” deal. Now employment contracts for employees at all levels are common. Employers seek to add more and more limits on what employees can do during and after their employment — and a contract…
Read MoreWhat’s the Deal with NJ Child Custody, Parenting Time, and Vacation?
Vacation is a time for you to relax with your family. There are so many issues to resolve. When should you go? Can you take time off from work? Where should you go? Can you find things your kids and you want to do together? For many parents, another question comes to mind: will vacation…
Read MoreEmployee Misclassification: When Your Boss Labels You as the Wrong Kind of Worker, it Will Cost You Bigtime!!
New Jersey law requires employers to classify workers as employees for certain reasons: tax withholdings, employee benefits, Workers’ Comp insurance, Unemployment Insurance Benefits, paid sick leave, temporary disability coverage, and Social Security Disability benefits. Some employers, not wanting to pay into these programs, purposely play unlawful and dangerous games with their workers and the government. …
Read MoreWhat is Reasonable Parenting Time in NJ?
Parenting time is an all-purpose label for when divorced or separated parents spend time with their kids. Whether it’s reasonable depends on the facts, yet it’s the best interests of children that reign supreme. The term “visitation” was used in the old NJ statutes. It described a parent’s status when they didn’t have legal custody…
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