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The new alimony statute was enforced in 2014, specifically section (n) regarding cohabitation.  It briefly states, “Alimony may be suspended or terminated if the payee cohabits with another person.” When assessing...

Adventist Health System has been accused of improperly distributing a chemotherapy drug for those with cancer.  The Department of Justice states that this certain drug is only supposed to be used once per patient in a...

One would believe when they are in the hospital that they are there to have their health improve.  However, that is not always the case.  It has been estimated that up to 440,000 Americans experience a medical...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has to pay $62 Million award to the family of Jamie Fox, who died of ovarian cancer last year and $10 million in compensatory damages.  Jamie Fox died of ovarian cancer after using...

Alimony is an “economic right that arises out of the marital relationship and provides the dependent spouse with a level of support and standard of living generally commensurate with the quality of economic life that...

Partner Paul M. da Costa was recently selected to the New Jersey Law Journal’s 2016 New Leaders of the Bar. This prestigious honor reflects Paul’s legal accomplishments in the field of medical malpractice and...

Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC wins another Appellate Division decision. Last month, the Appellate Division affirmed the trial court award of over 1.3 million to Plaintiff for palimony, enforcement of the...

Relocation can be defined as a family, or someone, moving to a different place to live.  When discussing relocation in divorce cases, it’s a difficult situation to handle.  Two reasons for relocating could be new...

The new alimony statute regarding retirement states: “There shall be a rebuttable presumption that alimony shall terminate upon the obligor spouse or partner attaining full retirement age.”  However,...

According to Time Magazine, marriage may impact the health of each spouse, negatively and/or positively.  Married people are healthier and tend to live longer than single people.  The reason for this is because...

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.   Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC partner, Paul M. da Costa, and his client recently obtained a $1 million settlement in an orthopedic...

On January 19, 2016, Governor Christie signed S-1046/A-2721 into law. The effective date of the new law is February 1, 2017, and it applies to all NJ child support orders (i.e., child support orders issued prior to, on, or...

Emancipation of a child terminates a parent’s child support obligation for that child. An emancipated child is one who has obtained an independent status of his or her own and has moved beyond the scope of the...

Domestic Violence is a serious issue that is prevalent in today’s society.  Harassment is a type of domestic violence.  Harassment is defined to include when a person, acting with the purpose to harass another,...

Alimony and child support duties can always be subject to review and modification if the spouse seeking the modification can show changed circumstances.  The party seeking a decrease of his or her obligations must...

In McDonough v. Rosario, a couple divorced in 2005 after a 13 year marriage.  They had two children, both of whom lived with the mother at the time.  When the mother remarried, the youngest child moved in with...

A trial court found that a mother had abused or neglected her four children.    N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21(c) defines an “abused or neglected child” as one who is below the age of 18 whose physical, mental and...

Parties who enter into an agreement regarding alimony or child support may seek judicial review or modification of such based upon a showing of “changed circumstances.”  The party seeking to reduce an alimony or...

A woman filed for divorce in New Jersey in July of 2012.  The trial court dismissed her complaint because she was not a bona fide residence of New Jersey for one year before she filed her complaint and alternatively...

In 2014, the Legislature extensively revised the alimony statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:3-23.  In pertinent part, the law now provides that “[a]limony may be suspended or terminated if the payee cohabits with another...