Recent Posts in June, 2017

• Can a party use a voluntary early retirement to avoid paying support?
  Jun 28, 2017
  In Deegan v. Deegan , 254 N.J. Super. 350 (App. Div. 1992), the Appellate Division answered “maybe”, finding that where a former spouse seeks to ...
  Posted By Elizabeth M. Foster-Fernandez, Esq.
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• Can a divorcing spouse be imputed income from a beneficial interest in a discretionary support trust?
  Jun 21, 2017
  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 ...
  Posted By Elizabeth M. Foster-Fernandez, Esq.
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• Mills v. Mills, 2016 N.J. Super. LEXIS 132 (Ch. Div., June 21, 2016)
  Jun 15, 2017
  The question of what to do where a supporting spouse loses his employment and obtains a new position at a significantly lower salary has long troubled ...
  Posted By Elizabeth M. Foster-Fernandez, Esq.
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• Wondering if you have to give one-half of your personal injury award to your ex-spouse to be? Wonder no more!
  Jun 7, 2017
  You just got in a car accident. You have been out of work for three months and you have thousands of dollars in hospital and medical bills. You’ve met ...
  Posted By Alexandra M. Kachala
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