HOBOKEN HUDSON COUNTY DIVORCE MEDIATION ALIMONY

The New Jersey divorce judge correctly imputed income to the ex-husband and denied his motion seeking termination of alimony and a reduction of his child support obligation based on an alleged reduction of income from $115,000 to $70,000 per year. Although the judge recognized that the reduction was significant, he found that, given defendant's age, educational and professional background, and his earnings history, defendant was voluntarily underemployed, thus artificially depressing his ability to earn income commensurate with his marketable skills.    Hartigan v. Hartigan, New Jersey App. Div., July 16, 2007