In the recent decision of Platt v. Platt, the Appellate court endorsed the practice of “income averaging” for purposes of determining a self-employed divorce litigant’s income in order to calculate alimony and child support.
In many divorce cases in which a retirement plan is an asset subject to equitable distribution, the parties agree that the participant spouse shall assign to the non-participant spouse. This is accomplished by a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO).
New York is just now contemplating no-fault divorces, something that has been around in New Jersey for quite some time.
The Court heard a matter to decide whether a father can be forced to contribute towards his daughter’s college loans where the father has had no relationship with his daughter since she was five years old.
Divorce mediation is a process whereby the husband and wife attempt to reach a resolution of the issues involved in their case with the help of a neutral third party.
Many people are not qualified as a “spouse” for health insurance coverage after divorce.
Each spouse is entitled to an “equitable” share of the assets acquired during the marriage. “Equitable” does not necessarily mean equal. The Judge will decide or you will reach an agreement as to your share based upon a number of factors.
Recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision regarding equitable distribution evaluations which will have a significant impact upon the business valuation process in divorce proceedings.
In a recently decided unreported decision, the Appellate court held that while income imputed to a litigant for purposes of determining alimony should not be factored into the child support calculations.
Galtieri v. Kane – Court of Appeals ruled that it was not an abuse of discretion for the Family Part judge to direct monthly alimony payable to the defendant to be paid directly from the bankrupt plaintiff’s New York City Police Disability Pension and Social Security Disability Pension.
