New Jersey Divorce and Family Lawyer Blog
A bill has passed the New Jersey Senate and Assembly and which is now before the governor that intends to amend the current alimony statute, N.J.S.A. 2A34-23. At present, the alimony statute allows a court to consider (1) permanent alimony; (2) limited duration alimony; (3) rehabilitative alimony; and (4) reimbursement alimony. Under permanent alimony, there is technically no end to alimony until the payor or payee spouse dies or the payee spouse remarries. The new proposed alimony statute would replace “permanent alimony” with “open durational” alimony. Continue reading ›