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Appellate Division Addresses Termination of Alimony at Retirment, Focusing on Whether Recipient Had or Could Have Saved for...

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Even before the alimony statute was amended in 2014, there was a misconception that permanent alimony was actually permanent and could not be modified under any circumstances. I heard that tired argument many times despite...more

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Like the Lochness Monster – A Rare Doctrine of Unclean Hands “Citing”

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The Family Court in New Jersey is a court of equity. Accordingly, old, if not ancient “equitable principles” or maxims are supposed to apply. One such maxim is that he who seeks equity must do equity. Over the course of...more

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Appellate Division Clears Up The Alimony Statute Application For Early Retirement In Pre-Amendment Cases

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The Appellate Division recently published a decision, Amzler v. Amzler, making it precedent setting on the use of the new alimony statute in a case of a payor’s early retirement, where parties entered into an alimony...more

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