New Jersey Family Law

HACKENSACK BERGEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE ALIMONY ATTORNEY

This was a 50 year marriage. The New Jersey divorce judge decided the alimony issue, without equalizing the parties' respective social security benefits. This was erroneous and the decision is reversed.    Freda v. Freda, New Jersey App. Div., December 1, 2008

 

BERNARDSVILLE DIVORCE LAWYER

The Appellate Division reverses the trial court's denial of the father's motion to suspend the court-ordered periodic payments toward liquidation of his accumulated child support arrears, where his only source of income since 2001 has been Social Security Income for diagnosed schizophrenia, which condition makes him unable to work. The  New Jersey divorce judge misinterpreted Burns v. Edwards; Social Security Income should not be included in the calculation of child support when the disabled parent receives no other income, and has no ability to generate any other income for imputation purposes.   Crespo v. Crespo,  New Jersey App. Div., February 20, 2007