According to a survey by ExecuNet, a headhunting firm in Connecticut, 77 percent of recruiters troll the Internet for information on job candidates, and 35 percent have eliminated people based on what they’ve found. Here are some tips to improve your web image: First, keep tabs on yourself. Type your name into several search engines on […]
An appeals court in New Jersey ruled in 2011 that a suspicious spouse can now legally use a GPS device to keep track of their spouse. It ruled that secretly placing a GPS device in a family car does not constitute “invasion of privacy.” What next?!!!!
Starting July 21, 2011 as part of the broader financial regulatory overhaul, a new rule comes into effect. If you’re turned down for a loan or don’t qualify for the best interest rate, the lender must send you a free copy of the credit score it used to make its decision. This applies to credit […]
Now that same-sex marriage has gotten over a major hurdle and passed in New York State in 2011, the biggest hurdle will be getting it to become a “law of the land.” On the surface it seems that gay couples will be on even footing with heterosexual married couples—but that is not the case. Same-sex married […]
The emotional costs mount for people wanting to get a divorce from an unhappy marriage. Some people stay married indefinitely because they don’t know if a divorce will leave them with enough money to make it on their own. In marriages where domestic violence exists, some wives endure years of abuse because they can’t be sure […]
Family Court judges have needed a formula to avoid unfair settlements, because the amounts and payment schedules are usually decided by them. Judges are on their own in deciding how to prioritize the various factors and how to translate them into dollar amounts—resulting in wildly inconsistent alimony awards. The unpredictability of alimony rules imposes unnecessary costs. […]
