Topic
Alimony
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New Jersey Law Blog
Enforcement of a Court Order
Unfortunately, obtaining a Court Order in New Jersey does not necessarily mean that both parties will comply with that Order. All too often, child support and alimony obligations are ignored…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Appellate Division Equalizes Social Security as Alimony
The Appellate Division issued an interesting unreported (non-precedential) opinion on November 20, 2008 in the case of Freda v. Freda wherein the Court found that it was error for the trial…
New Jersey Law Blog
Voluntary Retirement and its Effects on a Child Support Obligation and Alimony
In New Jersey, a person seeking to modify a child support or alimony obligation must show that a significant change in circumstance has occurred since the time the award was…
NJ Family Legal Blog
When Permanent Alimony May Be Unfair – Part I
In the September 2008 ABA Journal, there was an article entitled 'Til Death Do Us Pay? As retired boomers head to the golf course, courts look at limits on alimony…
New Jersey Law Blog
Enforcement of Child Support and Alimony Order From Other States
In this ever transient society, it is possible that a person seeking enforcement of a support order in New Jersey, whether child support or alimony, may have obtained that order…
New Jersey Law Blog
Cohabitation By An Alimony Recipient
By John S. Eory
In the world of post-divorce litigation, the issue of cohabitation by an alimony recipient continues to be an area of contention.
New Hampshire Family Law Blog
Gender equality in alimony
By Kysa Crusco
A recent article on CNN highlighted the modern day movement that it called "manimony," where a wife pays alimony to her husband. Historically, alimony derived from the principle that a husband…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Ex-Wife’s Income Doubles Yet Alimony Remains Unchanged
In an interesting unpublished Appellate Division decision dated May 23, 2008 in the matter of Pechinka v. Pechinka, A-6089-06T3, the court affirmed a trial court decision that denied an ex-husband's…
New Hampshire Family Law Blog
An Alimony Primer for New Hampshire Residents
By Kysa Crusco
Alimony, also called maintenance or spousal support, is payments made to a spouse or former spouse under a court order. Alimony in New Hampshire is "rehabilitative' and is based on…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Even Under Tragic Circumstances – Fault Once Again Rejected As Factor in Alimony
In late 2007, in Calbi v. Calbi, 396 N.J. Super. 592 (App. Div. 2007), the Appellate Division once again re-affirmed the notion that marital fault is all but irrelevant when assessing…