Denial of request to modify alimony reversed because the trial court never calculated marital lifestyle before denying the motion
Continue Reading If Standard of Living is Not Calculated at the Time of the Divorce, Courts Have to Calculate it Before Deciding a Modification Request – Who Knew?
How much proof is required to get a hearing to modify child support and alimony. Supposedly, not so much. Moreover, the veracity of the proofs is an issue for trial.
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Open durational alimony is generally granted only if a marriage lasts 20 years. Feeling that your marriage is not 20 years long does not make it so. Marriage is typically defined from the date of marriage to the date of filing of the divorce complaint.
Continue Reading Feeling Like Your Marriage Wasn’t 20 Years Does Not Make it So
Appellate Division addressed standard for addressing the issue of modifying alimony based upon retirement in pre-2014 divorces – highlighting again the issue of whether the recipient did or could have saved for retirement
Continue Reading Appellate Division Addresses Termination of Alimony at Retirement, Focusing on Whether Recipient Had or Could Have Saved for Retirement
We have written a lot about termination of alimony based upon cohabitation, both before the 2014 Amendment to the alimony statute making it easier, and after the Supreme Court’s decision
Continue Reading Alimony Terminated for Cohabitation Without a Hearing Because Recipient Refused to Cooperate with Discovery About Her Finances
One of the universal themes in divorce matters is that the court is supposed to try to maintain the status quo while the case is pending. In many cases where
Continue Reading Apples to Oranges – Pendente Lite Support vs. Support After Trial
20 year marriages warrant open durational alimony
Continue Reading Yes, A 29 Year Marriage Warrants Open Durational Alimony
Over the years, I have blogged several times on the Appellate Division rejecting a trial court’s use of a formula to calculate alimony as opposed to a fulsome consideration of
Continue Reading So Alimony Formulas are Sometimes OK?
Alimony is generally modifiable if a substantial and continuing change of circumstances can be shown. Typically, when we think about changes of circumstances in this regard, we generally look at
Continue Reading Changes in Parenting Responsibilities Can Be a Change of Circumstances to Increase Alimony
For many divorce attorneys, the busy season starts after the first of the year. Since practically the inception of this blog, I have posted on the phenomenon of the New
Continue Reading The New Year’s Resolution Divorce – 2024 Edition