• posted: Jun. 28, 2021

Divorce after retirement requires application of the same statutory factors concerning equitable distribution and support, but with emphasis on issues relevant to those who have needs that differ from working families Read More

• posted: May 25, 2021
• spousal support,  alimony,  divorce,  family law attorney

“My name is on the bank account that I accrued during the marriage so if I got divorced, my husband wouldn’t get it. She charged $40,000.00 on credit cards only Read More

• posted: May 25, 2021
• spousal support,  alimony,  divorce,  family law attorney,  law firm

Many couples beginning the divorce process are often concerned, and rightfully so, about how they will be able to maintain their “standard of living” once the single household is divided Read More

• posted: May 25, 2021
• child support,  alimony,  divorce,  spousal supprt

In New Jersey the two main categories of support are alimony and child support when going through divorce.  There are many important legal concepts parties should consider and understand about Read More

• posted: May 25, 2021
• spousal support,  types of alimony,  alimony

In New Jersey the law governing spousal support changed in 2014 with the Amendment of the Alimony Act. A shift in the law and subsequent cases more nearly equalizes the Read More

• posted: May 25, 2021
• spousal support,  alimony,  divorce,  family law attorney

When a New Jersey court considers whether to award spousal support – or alimony – in a divorce case, one of the factors that judges often look at is how Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2021

In 2014, there were amendments to the alimony statute.  One provision was that alimony may be suspended or terminated upon cohabitation of the payee spouse. New Jersey Superior Court Family part Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2021

When a person who is paying or receiving alimony wants to change the arrangement – whether it’s to increase, decrease, or stop the payments altogether – he or she usually Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2021

One of the many questions that often come up in spousal support or alimony cases is whether the support payments continue after the ex-spouse making those payments retires. Alimony may Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2021

New Jersey law generally presumes that spousal support or alimony payments should be terminated when the person making the payments retires. This general presumption is rebuttable, however. As the state’s Read More