Elder Law, Family Law, and Estate Planning in Hackensack, New Jersey

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), is a federal law that requires certain employers to provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees while still protecting their job for their return. There are certain requirements that must be met by both employers and employees to qualify. However, if you do qualify, this can be an important legal tool for use if you need to leave work for any family matter that qualifies.                                                                           Understanding the Family Medical Leave Act Many people think that the Family  Medical  Leave Act only allows a woman to take 12 weeks of leave after the birth of the child or the legal adoption of a child. However, the Family Medical Leave Act actually allows any employees under certain circumstances to take unpa...

Many couples agree to divorce in principal but are afraid that if each of them gets a lawyer, the two lawyers will stir up trouble between the divorcing spouses, complicating what started as an amicable divorce. This fear is unfounded because the parties themselves are the individuals who set the tone, pace, and price of a divorce.                                                                  No matter the type of representation taken (no legal representation by either spouse, one spouse represented by an attorney while the other is not, or both spouses are represented by their own lawyers) resolution of a divorce depends on the parties understanding their rights and obligations during and after the divorce, including child support and child custody , obligations which universally continue post-divorce. Yes, O...