Today, the New Jersey Supreme Court of New Jersey issued a decision holding that the 2010 Amendment to the Statute of Frauds, N.J.S.A. 25:1-5(h) does not render oral palimony agreements that predate it unenforceable because the Legislature did not intend the Amendment...
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Month: September 2014
New Jersey man wants divorce case dismissed on a technicality
A Somerset County resident is arguing that he cannot get divorced from his wife due to a technicality. According to court records, the couple got married nine days before a marriage license was issued to them in December 1993. The man is citing prior court rulings...
Alimony and spousal support in New Jersey
New Jersey utilizes a system of diverse criteria when determining the necessity for spousal support in divorce cases. The court considers each request for alimony or spousal maintenance on a case-by-case basis, awarding support based on a number of important factors....
New Standard in New Jersey Alimony Statute
On September 10, 2014 Governor Chris Christie signed into law the highly anticipated Alimony Statute which modifies how Alimony is awarded in New Jersey. The most significant changes include:• For marriages that lasted fewer than 20 years, the length of alimony...
Prenuptial agreement questioned in high-asset divorce
New Jersey residents interested in high-asset divorce may know that the wife of a billionaire hedge fund founder asked an Illinois court on Sept. 2 to void the prenuptial agreement that she approved in 2003. In her filing, she said that she signed it under duress....
Grandparents’ visitation rights in New Jersey
The law in New Jersey recognizes that it is often in a child's best interest to have interaction between other family members, such as grandparents, even when the child's parents do not agree. All states have statutes and guidelines regarding the rights of...