Manalapan, NJ Family Law & Divorce Law Blog

Economic Abuse – Cause of Action For Domestic Violence

In a  Decision – CG v EG - (an "Unreported Decision") >> 

 the Court Held:

Defendant’s attempted interference with plaintiff’s employment constitutes purposeful harassment and coercion, and warrants the issuance of a final restraining order under New Jersey’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act.

A snippet:

Work is a place to concentrate on work, and an objectively reasonable person most likely and logically does not appreciate or want an ex-partner phoning the employer, or appearing unannounced at the jobsite to cause disturbance.

Life Insurance Obligation in a Divorce  -- No Reduction

In a  Decision – Bischoffv Bischoff -    (an "Unreported Decision") >> 

The Court Held:

The Appellate Court affirmed the Order denying the reduction when Alimony was reduced, because the Life Insurance represented more than an alimony assurance. 

{In ruling on the Life Insurance issue, the judge recognized that the large death benefit — with defendant's considerable contribution to the premium — was not intended solely as a means of ensuring the alimony obligation…. For this and the other reasons thoroughly described in his written opinion, the judge concluded that the Life Insurance policy should be left unaltered but, also, that fairness and equity required defendant's larger contribution toward the premium.}

Smoking in the Presence of a Child -- No Decision

In a  Decision - Arrowood v. DiBenedetto-    (an "Unreported Decision") >> 

The Court Held:

The Appellate Panel affirmed the order Denying the Motion, because the record on appeal was insufficient to determine whether the parent presented competent proofs to support her requested relief. 

{The daughter had a medical condition that can be exacerbated by smoke, according to a pediatrician, who had expressly noted in a medical record the parties' daughter should not be exposed to smoke. According to the parent, the other parent continued to smoke in their daughter's presence. Court Orders existed which applied to smoking in the presence of the child.
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In a  Decision - Digna v. Taveras Fernandez-Virgilio - (an "Unreported Decision") >> 

 the Court Held:

Seeking damages for alienation of affections is a cause of action which was abolished in accordance with N.J.S.A.
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