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Understanding Your Rights Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Mar 12, 2025 | Written by: | Share
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law designed to allow eligible employees to take unpaid job-protected leave to care for themselves or a family member. Employees who qualify for...
Divorce & Taxes – Five Things to Consider
Mar 5, 2025 | Written by: | Share
A few years ago, I wrote a blog entitled “Taxes & Divorce: Ten Tips to Consider.” Those tips are still relevant when going through a divorce, but below are five additional tips that should...
NJ Employers Take Notice: NJFLA Bereavement Protections on the Horizon
Feb 19, 2025 | Written by: | Share
New Jersey law is continually evolving to provide greater legal protections on behalf of employees. The New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) is one of the strongest state-level family leave laws in...
Beneficiary Designations After Divorce
Feb 3, 2025 | Written by: | Share
On January 27, 2025, the New Jersey Supreme Court published a decision, In the Matter of the Estate of Michael D. Jones, Deceased, in which the Court considered whether an ex-spouse’s rights as the...
New Jersey’s Pay Transparency Law: What You Need to Know
Jan 22, 2025 | Written by: | Share
New Jersey’s Pay Transparency Law, set to take effect on June 1, 2025, aims to address persistent wage and salary disparities that contribute to workplace discrimination. Despite existing employment...
Everything I Need to Know About Divorce I Learned in Kindergarten
Jan 16, 2025 | Written by: | Share
Do you ever think back to your early school years and the lessons that were taught? If so, then you may agree that some of the most important life lessons are taught when children are young. ...
The Hardest Part of the Divorce Process…from the Perspective of a Divorce Attorney
Jan 10, 2025 | Written by: | Share
I often hear from clients that scheduling the initial consultation and actually going through with it is the hardest part of the divorce process. In fact, it is common for a prospective client to...
Should You Consider Alternative Dispute Resolution for Your Divorce?
Dec 9, 2024 | Written by: | Share
You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I’m telling you why … No, not because Santa is coming to town, but rather because the judge in your case probably will not care.
The Lost Art of Listening
Nov 13, 2024 | Written by: | Share
As a family law attorney, I regularly witness the breakdown of communication between family members who do not listen to one another…sometimes intentionally but often unintentionally. Have people...
Incapacity, Guardianship, and the Rights of the Developmentally Disabled
Nov 1, 2024 | Written by: | Share
In October 2024, an unpublished opinion was issued by the New Jersey Appellate Division exploring the issues of incapacity, guardianship, and the rights of the developmentally disabled. Notably, the...