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NJ Alimony Reform: a reasonable position

The topic of alimony reform in NJ has been popular in the media.  The issue is cloaked in misinformation and propaganda by agenda driven groups who use the word “reform” in an attempt to hide their personal agendas.  As a … Continue reading

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Is there a “do over” in divorce?

Settling a divorce case often comes at the 11th hour and after intense, drawn out settlement discussions.  A settlement is a collection of mutually acceptable compromises and a settlement cannot be properly viewed as a win or lose proposition.  Frankly, … Continue reading

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Court recognizes flaws with revised NJ palimony law

Those advocating for wholesale alimony reform would be well served by examining the disastrous, but entirely foreseeable, consequences of the recently revised law concerning palimony in New Jersey.  This experience should serve as a warning to what can happen when … Continue reading

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Plenary hearing required to resolve factual disputes

As one might imaging, it is not unexpected that divorcing spouses can hold very different views on the underlying facts and circumstances surrounding their case.  This is especially true when the differing views can alter the outcome and tip the … Continue reading

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Continuing duty to exchange tax returns after NJ Divorce

In a recent unpublished opinion the Appellate Division required a litigant paying alimony to provide tax returns to his former spouse for so long as alimony arrearages existed.  After a history of failing to abide by agreements to pay alimony, … Continue reading

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