Divorce

My Name Is…

Last month New Jersey Courts approved what would prove to be a precedential decision and a rubric for Judges asked to decide the issue of a minor, transgender child seeking to change their name. In the matter of Sacklow v. Betts, Plaintiff, mother, the custodial parent of a transgendered child, sought, on her child’s behalf,…

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Divorce

Fichter v. Fichter

Imagining your daughter or son driving is already a very scary thought for most parents, but, even worse, is your child driving without any sort of car insurance as well. As such, it is important to negotiate that you and your soon-to-be ex will split any and all costs relating to child’s car insurance in…

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Atwell v. Atwell, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-4406-14T1 (December 22, 2016)

In Atwell v. Atwell, the Appellate Division addressed the trial court’s obligation to consider pendente lite support paid by an obligor spouse in awarding limited duration alimony pursuant to the recently revised alimony statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23. Defendant husband appealed the trial judge’s award of five (5) years of limited duration alimony commencing from the entry…

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Can a divorcing spouse be imputed income from a beneficial interest in a discretionary support trust?

In the landmark case of Tannen v. Tannen, 416 N.J. Super. 248 (App. Div. 2010), the Appellate Division conclusively determined (as upheld by the Supreme Court, see 208 N.J. 409 (2011)) that a divorcing spouse could not be imputed income based upon their interest in a discretionary trust for the purpose of calculating support obligations.…

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Divorce

Lombardi v. Lombardi, 2016 N.J. Super. LEXIS 123 (App. Div., September 12, 2016)

Our State’s Appellate Division recently held that where divorcing parties regularly saved a portion of their earnings during the marriage, that same should be considered as part of the “marital lifestyle” when determining alimony (support) awards. In Lombardi v. Lombardi, the Court addressed a situation where the parties, despite Husband’s significant income, lived a relatively…

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College Contribution in the wake of Avelino-Catabran v. Catabran

The July 2016 decision of Avelino-Catabran v. Catabran, 445 N.J. Super. 574 (App. Div. 2016) proved to be another precedential decision in the body of New Jersey college contribution cases. Specifically, Avelino-Catabran served to raise the level of consciousness for family law attorneys and clients alike, relative to the clear, plain language of litigant’s matrimonial…

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