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A Lesson on Presumptive Durational Limit of Alimony

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The Appeals Court recently entered a judgment in the case of S.S. v. S.S holding that it was error for the trial judge to have deviated from the presumptive durational limit of alimony. The parties were married in 2009....more

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Recent Changes in New Jersey Cohabitation Applications

If you are paying or receiving alimony, you should be aware of recent changes and clarifications to the burden of proof required to make a prima facie case of cohabitation. If you are paying alimony to a former spouse, it...more

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You May Not Get to Reduce Your Alimony if Your Voluntary Sale of Your Business Reduces Your Income

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More and more, we have seen medical practices bought up by hospitals, large medical groups and venture capitalists who combine the practices into mega-practices or networks. In those cases, often one doctor in a group has no...more

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The Evidence Of Cash Is Coming A Little Too “Laight”

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This decision issued on a non-precedential basis on April 13, 2021, represents every divorce litigator’s nightmare. Unfortunately, the decision on appeal to remand the case offers the litigants a chance to relive what...more

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Prenuptial Agreement And Full Financial Disclosure Withstands Marriage Ending By Death And Not Divorce

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Most of our cases dealing with enforceability of prenuptial agreements stem from marriages that end by divorce and involve one party seeking to enforce the agreement and the other party seeking to invalidate the same...more

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Is a Permanent Restraining Order Really Permanent?

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It is the public policy of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to protect citizens from the devastating impact of domestic violence. General Laws c. 209A provides “a statutory mechanism by which victims of family or household...more

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Modifying Spousal Maintenance in Arizona: Are Changed Circumstances Continuing?

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In Perkins vs. Perkins, Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals addressed the question of changed circumstances for the purposes of modifying a spousal maintenance order and what constituted ‘continuing’ (as opposed to...more

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Family Law: Corporate and Trust Challenges to Service of Process and Jurisdiction

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The president of a corporation, manager of a limited liability company, trustee of a family trust, or principal of another business entity receives a summons in a Florida divorce case. One spouse contends the other’s control,...more

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Do Durational Limits Apply to Cases That Were Resolved Before the Alimony Reform Act?

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The Supreme Judicial Court’s recent decision of George v. George provides guidance in applying the durational limits contained in the Alimony Reform Act....more

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Can I Move Out Of State With My Child?

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You are employed at Intel. They decide to move the R&D facility to Utah and unless you move with your team, you are out of a job. However, your former spouse has a stable job in Tempe and has parenting time with the...more

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