You can apply for child support at your county's Family Court, Board of Social Services (also known as county welfare agency), or online through the state's Child Support Services website.
If child support and alimony, maintenance, or spousal support are being determined simultaneously (for the same family), the court shall determine the amount of alimony, maintenance, or spousal support before applying the child support guidelines, except when the court establishes pendente lite support.
A paying spouse who has reached a normal retirement age (generally considered to be approximately 65, or the eligibility age for social security retirement benefits) is entitled to a court hearing to determine whether the retirement has resulted in changed circumstances calling for a reduction in alimony payments to ...
History of domestic violence: spouses with a history of perpetrating domestic violence within the marriage may be disqualified from receiving alimony. Financial independence: alimony is needs-based so if you are financially independent, there is no need for a court to award alimony.
New Jersey alimony reform laws have eliminated permanent alimony unless you fall under the exceptional situations category. If you were divorced before the reform was enforced in 2014, you may still receive or owe permanent alimony.
Retirement Upon Full Retirement Age The statute states that there is a presumption that once the paying spouse reaches their full retirement age, any alimony they are paying shall end.
This statute indicates that when the paying spouse reaches the full retirement age for Social Security, there is a presumption that alimony payments should be modified or terminated. However, this presumption can be rebutted by the receiving spouse under certain circumstances.
The 2014 statute replaces the term “permanent alimony” with “open durational alimony.” Other changes to alimony in New Jersey include: The length of alimony payments cannot exceed the length of the marriage for marriages that last less than 20 years- except for special circumstances.