Asbury Park,, NJ
Family Lawyer at Asbury Park,, NJ
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation ... +5 more
OUTCOME: Trial court's decision not to equitably distribute all assets of the domestic partnership was upheld.
In this dissolution of a domestic partnership, the trial court equitably divided certain assets based on the plaintiff's contribution. However, the trial court declined to affect "equitable distributio ... n" of all assets acquired during the domestic partnership. The Appellate Division upheld the trial courts decision.
OUTCOME: Successfully secured a remand
Addresses how to properly distribute pension benefits incident to a divorce, when the pensioner was involuntarily retired due to a disability. The trial court ordered equitable distribution of pensione ... rs entire benefit. The Appellate Division found that only that portion attributable to his regular pension benefit should have been distributed, with the pensioner entitled to 100% of the disability portion.
OUTCOME: Secured credit for lump sum disability benefits.
When a parent has a child support obligation and becomes disabled, the child will generally be entitled to a lump sum payment for any retroactive finding of a parent's disability. When that happens, th ... e parent is entitled to a credit for that lump sum, against his/her support during the period of disability.
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