With the holidays approaching, people are busy making travel arrangements and shopping lists, digging out old recipes and getting their homes ready for what is arguably one of the most family oriented times of the year. However for couples with children who are ending their marriage or relationship these times…
Real estate is oftentimes one of the more valuable assets an individual may own, and thus can comprise a substantial asset in the estate following an individual’s death. Typically, it is the personal representative of the estate who has responsibility to dispose of a decedent’s real estate.1 Real estate can…
Lindabury Partner and President, David Pierce, shares his insight on developing, adopting and implementing strategic management transition plans in the Leadership Issue of Law Practice Today by the American Bar Association (ABA) Law Practice Division. “Navigating a transition in the management of a law firm can be daunting and troublesome,…
In all cases of divorce or separation where children are involved, the issue of time-sharing (previously referred to as “visitation”) is a significant issue to be addressed. Unless the parents have agreed to an equal shared custodial arrangement, an appropriate schedule of time-sharing is particularly important for all those involved:…
Lindabury partner, Robert Anderson, shares his insight in NJBIZ’s recent article: “The inside scoop on M&As: Plenty of big companies have learned the hard way how difficult mergers can be” Sometimes, a planned M&A can get torpedoed because of decisions that were made long ago, notes Robert W. Anderson. So a…
By now, everyone has likely been inundated with information about the Equifax data breach. If you are one of the few who has not heard about what happened, here’s the short version: Equifax suffered an enormous security breach as a result of its poor data privacy hygiene resulting in over…
On August 29, 2017, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) announced that it was immediately suspending the revised Equal Employer Information Report (“EEO-1 Report”), which included burdensome pay reporting obligations for employers. Previously, the EEO-1 Report directed federal contractors and employers with 100 or more employees to report annually…
One of the most contentious issues faced by many divorced parents has always been whether the custodial parent has the right to relocate with the parties’ children out of state. In an increasingly mobile society this has become an issue for many parents. Often custodial parents decide that they cannot…
Unfortunately, at the time a divorce is finalized an individual can encounter new and unanticipated financial obligations. Any debt that was incurred during the marriage and will not be paid off at the time of divorce needs to be addressed in the parties’ settlement agreement. It is important that any…
Mary Pat Magee discusses the increased NJ estate tax exemption and impending elimination in the New Jersey Law Journal article “NJ Estate Tax Phaseout Hasn’t Haunted T&E Practices”. Mary Pat says “We’ve always been faced with a planning environment full of tax uncertainty” as she recalls her early days when…