Retirement

In a Decision –    Snyder v. Snyder,,,  (an "Unreported Decision") >>   the Court Held:

The Appellate Division determined that Wife was required to pay income tax on her share of Husband's pension.
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In a Decision –   Mason v. Mason, (an "Unreported Decision") >>   the Court Held:

The Appellate Division agreed with the trial court that the words "separate interest" in the Divorce Agreement were included to intentionally provide survivorship rights to Wife in Husband's PERS pension and found the trial court's remedy, life insurance naming Wife as an irrevocable beneficiary, was sound.
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In a Decision – Stenger v. Stenger (an "Unreported Decision") >>   the Court Held:

The Appellate Division determined that the Divorce Agreement only provided for a determined date to consider Life insurance based upon premium costs and not upon Retirement.

The Appellate Division affirmed holding the Divorce Agreement clearly indicated the parties intended to reevaluate the life insurance policy when Husband reached the age of sixty-two because of premium increases; nowhere in the document was there an indication that Husband intended to retire or renegotiate alimony at that age.

In a  Decision – Frangipane v. Frangipane (an "Unreported Decision") >>   the Court Held:

The Appellate  Division affirmed denial of appellant’s reconsideration which reduced her received alimony payments holding respondent-husband set forth a change in circumstances resulting from his retirement for health reasons and such change would be permanent.

Defendant called him approximately 30 times in the following two weeks. She sent him 45 emails over a five day period that accused him of hacking and monitoring her electronic devices, complaining because he did not respond to her messages and admitting that she trespassed on his property. Plaintiff asserted that he was afraid.
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In a  Decision – Andreevski v. Andreevski - (an "Unreported Decision") >> 

 the Court Held:

The Court declined to Terminate Alimony based upon Defendant’s unilateral early retirement.

. Defendant effectively retired in 2012, applied for social security benefits and stopped making alimony payments. .
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In a  Decision – Maurer v Maurer - (an "Unreported Decision") >> 

 the Court Held:

The Court declined to Vacate a Divorce Judgment and Marital Settlement Agreement where, after the fact, a litigant expressed a tax consequence to a distribution of retirement funds which was not equalized. The failure to calculate the after-tax value of the pensions was of no consequence. The parties negotiated an integrated agreement, and we will not now disturb it because plaintiff asserts a change in terms would be more fair.

The parties were married in 1989. The parties attempted to negotiate a settlement agreement from May through November 2014.
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Retirement -- When to Apply For an Alimony Reduction

In a  Decision - Mueller v. Mueller  -  

(an "Unreported Decision") >>   

the Court Held:

that notwithstanding  New Jersey's recently amended alimony statute, N.J.S.A.
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