A 641 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Permits modification of alimony award based on cohabitation of supported spouse.

This bill would allow New Jersey courts to modify alimony awards when the recipient spouse begins cohabiting with another person, rather than just suspending or terminating payments. Currently, courts can stop alimony payments upon cohabitation but cannot adjust the amount. The bill requires courts to consider factors like intertwined finances, shared living expenses, and whether the cohabitation has reduced the recipient's financial needs. It would not affect existing court orders or agreements about cohabitation that were already established in final judgments or written agreements.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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