Family Law Blog for Sarno da Costa D'Aniello Maceri LLC

In 2014, the Legislature extensively revised the alimony statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:3-23.  In pertinent part, the law now provides that “[a]limony may be suspended or terminated…

In Knox v. Knox, the Appellate Division affirmed three different Family Part orders: (1) a June 30, 2014, order reducing the husband’s alimony obligation by $300…

Alimony is “an economic right that arises out of the marital relationship and provides the dependent spouse with ‘a level of support and standard of…

The new alimony statute was enforced in 2014, specifically section (n) regarding cohabitation.  It briefly states, “Alimony may be suspended or terminated if the payee…

Alimony is an “economic right that arises out of the marital relationship and provides the dependent spouse with a level of support and standard of…

Upon their divorce in 2010, the ex-husband in Canal v. Canal agreed to pay his ex-wife limited duration alimony.  He would pay her $104,000 a year for…

Last week, the New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the lower court’s ruling in Coshland v. Coshland, a case in which an ex-husband wanted to stop paying…

We have previously blogged about changes to the New Jersey alimony statute last fall.  Courts are now beginning to see the effects of that amendment…