diff --git a/src/Common/Mapper/ObjectMapper.php b/src/Common/Mapper/ObjectMapper.php
index 19a112f..645a66e 100644
--- a/src/Common/Mapper/ObjectMapper.php
+++ b/src/Common/Mapper/ObjectMapper.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 namespace Common\Mapper;
 use Common\Models\ModelClass;
 use Common\Models\ModelPropertyType;
-use Common\Validator\ObjectValidator;
+use Common\Util\Validation;
 
 class ObjectMapper implements IModelMapper {
 
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ public function unmap($model) {
 		foreach($modelClass->getProperties() as $property) {
 			$propertyKey = $property->getName();
 			$propertyValue = $property->getPropertyValue();
-			if(ObjectValidator::isValueEmpty($propertyValue)) {
+			if(Validation::isEmpty($propertyValue)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			$unmappedObject->$propertyKey = $this->unmapValueByType($property->getType(), $propertyValue);
 		}
 
-		if(!ObjectValidator::isValueEmpty($modelClass->getRootName())) {
+		if(!Validation::isEmpty($modelClass->getRootName())) {
 			$unmappedObject = $this->addRootElement($unmappedObject, $modelClass->getRootName());
 		}
 
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ protected function findSourceValueByName(string $name, $source, $defaultValue) {
 	 */
 	protected static function hasRoot($sourceObject, string $rootName) {
 		$hasRoot = false;
-		if(!ObjectValidator::isValueEmpty($rootName) && isset($sourceObject->$rootName)) {
+		if(!Validation::isEmpty($rootName) && isset($sourceObject->$rootName)) {
 			$hasRoot = true;
 		}
-		if(!ObjectValidator::isValueEmpty($rootName) && !isset($sourceObject->$rootName)) {
+		if(!Validation::isEmpty($rootName) && !isset($sourceObject->$rootName)) {
 			throw new ObjectMapperException('The source object has no ' . $rootName . ' root defined.');
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Common/Models/ModelClass.php b/src/Common/Models/ModelClass.php
index 60ff4c3..59ec961 100644
--- a/src/Common/Models/ModelClass.php
+++ b/src/Common/Models/ModelClass.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 namespace Common\Models;
-use Common\Validator\ObjectValidator;
+use Common\Util\Validation;
 
 class ModelClass {
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public function __construct($customObject) {
 		$this->namespace = $reflectionClass->getNamespaceName();
 
 		$this->rootName = '';
-		if($this->docBlock->annotationExists('root') && !ObjectValidator::isValueEmpty($this->docBlock->getAnnotation('root'))) {
+		if($this->docBlock->annotationExists('root') && !Validation::isEmpty($this->docBlock->getAnnotation('root'))) {
 			$this->rootName = $this->docBlock->getFirstAnnotation('root');
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Common/Models/ModelProperty.php b/src/Common/Models/ModelProperty.php
index 6b8f70b..fdd06d6 100644
--- a/src/Common/Models/ModelProperty.php
+++ b/src/Common/Models/ModelProperty.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 namespace Common\Models;
-use Common\Validator\ObjectValidator;
+use Common\Util\Validation;
 
 class ModelProperty {
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public function getPropertyValue() {
 	 */
 	public function getName() {
 		$name = $this->propertyName;
-		if(!ObjectValidator::isValueEmpty($this->annotatedName)) {
+		if(!Validation::isEmpty($this->annotatedName)) {
 			$name = $this->annotatedName;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Common/Models/ModelPropertyType.php b/src/Common/Models/ModelPropertyType.php
index c1b563e..f701729 100644
--- a/src/Common/Models/ModelPropertyType.php
+++ b/src/Common/Models/ModelPropertyType.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 namespace Common\Models;
 
 
+use Common\Util\Validation;
+
 class ModelPropertyType {
 
 	/**
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ public function __construct(string $propertyType, string $annotatedType, string
 		$this->namespace = $namespace;
 
 		$this->actualType = $this->annotatedType;
-		if(self::isCustomType($this->annotatedType)) {
+		if(Validation::isCustomType($this->annotatedType)) {
 			$this->isModel = true;
 			$this->actualType = 'object';
 		}
@@ -51,24 +53,6 @@ public function __construct(string $propertyType, string $annotatedType, string
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param string $type
-	 * @return bool
-	 */
-	public static function isCustomType(string $type) {
-		$result = true;
-		$simpleTypes = ['boolean', 'integer', 'double', 'string', 'array', 'object',
-			'boolean[]', 'integer[]', 'double[]', 'string[]', '[]', 'object[]'];
-		foreach($simpleTypes as $simpleType) {
-			if($type == $simpleType) {
-				$result = false;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return $result;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @return string
 	 * @throws \Exception
diff --git a/src/Common/Traits/MappableTrait.php b/src/Common/Traits/MappableTrait.php
index c71ed13..ab5746e 100644
--- a/src/Common/Traits/MappableTrait.php
+++ b/src/Common/Traits/MappableTrait.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 namespace Common\Traits;
 use Common\Mapper\ObjectMapperException;
 use Common\Mapper\ObjectMapper;
-use Common\Validator\ObjectValidator;
+use Common\Util\Validation;
 
 trait MappableTrait {
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public function mapFromJson(string $data) {
 	 * @throws ObjectMapperException
 	 */
 	public function mapFromObject($object) {
-		if(ObjectValidator::isValueEmpty((array) $object)) {
+		if(Validation::isEmpty((array) $object)) {
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Invalid json string supplied.');
 		}
 		$mapper = new ObjectMapper();
diff --git a/src/Common/Util/Validation.php b/src/Common/Util/Validation.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1173c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Common/Util/Validation.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: milos.pejanovic
+ * Date: 7/26/2016
+ * Time: 9:23 AM
+ */
+namespace Common\Util;
+
+class Validation {
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks for null, '', and empty arrays
+	 * Casts objects to arrays before checking
+	 * @param mixed $value
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public static function isEmpty($value) {
+		$isEmpty = false;
+		if(is_object($value)) {
+			$value = (array) $value;
+		}
+		if($value === array() || is_null($value) || $value === '') {
+			$isEmpty= true;
+		}
+
+		return $isEmpty;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if a type is of a custom object or simple
+	 * @param string $type
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public static function isCustomType(string $type) {
+		$result = true;
+		$simpleTypes = ['boolean', 'integer', 'double', 'string', 'array', 'object',
+			'boolean[]', 'integer[]', 'double[]', 'string[]', '[]', 'object[]'];
+		foreach($simpleTypes as $simpleType) {
+			if($type == $simpleType) {
+				$result = false;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $result;
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/src/Common/Validator/ObjectValidator.php b/src/Common/Validator/ObjectValidator.php
index eb31f04..730442d 100644
--- a/src/Common/Validator/ObjectValidator.php
+++ b/src/Common/Validator/ObjectValidator.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 namespace Common\Validator;
 use Common\Models\ModelClass;
 use Common\Models\ModelProperty;
+use Common\Util\Validation;
 
 class ObjectValidator {
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ protected function validateProperty(ModelProperty $property, string $requiredTyp
 	 */
 	protected function validateCustomTypeValue(ModelProperty $property, string $requiredType) {
 		$propertyValue = $property->getPropertyValue();
-		if(!self::isValueEmpty($propertyValue)) {
+		if(!Validation::isEmpty($propertyValue)) {
 			if(is_array($propertyValue)) {
 				foreach ($propertyValue as $value) {
 					$validator = new ObjectValidator();
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ protected function validatePropertyType(ModelProperty $property, string $require
 	 */
 	protected function validateRequiredProperty(ModelProperty $property, string $requiredType) {
 		$expectedRequired = $property->isRequired();
-		$actualRequired = !self::isValueEmpty($property->getPropertyValue());
+		$actualRequired = !Validation::isEmpty($property->getPropertyValue());
 
 		foreach($property->getRequiredTypes() as $expectedRequiredType) {
 			if(($expectedRequiredType == '' || $requiredType == '') || $expectedRequiredType == $requiredType) {
@@ -131,17 +132,4 @@ protected function assertRequiredProperty(bool $expected, bool $actual, ModelPro
 			throw new ObjectValidatorException('Required property ' . $propertyData->getClassName() . '::' . $propertyData->getPropertyName() . ' not set.');
 		}
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param mixed $value
-	 * @return bool
-	 */
-	public static function isValueEmpty($value) {
-		$isEmpty = false;
-		if($value === array() || is_null($value) || $value === '') {
-			$isEmpty= true;
-		}
-
-		return $isEmpty;
-	}
 }
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