Modify Alimony | Reduce Alimony | End Alimony
New Jersey Divorce and Alimony Attorney Team
There are a number of occasions when you would need a New Jersey alimony attorney to help you modify alimony, reduce alimony, or end alimony payments.
These occasions may include:
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Substantial involuntary decrease to your income
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Failure of a business
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Substantial increase to your spouse’s income
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Significant decrease to your overall total compensation package
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Recent retirement from your profession
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Spouse who has recently been remarried
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Major health problem that impairs earning ability
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Increases in the cost of living
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And more
These are just a few of the common changes that can affect your legal responsibilities to your ex-spouse. In these situations, you may be eligible to modify, reduce, or end your New Jersey alimony payment obligations.
The Burden of Proof
In the State of New Jersey, if you wish to pursue a modification or reduction of your alimony payments, you will need to prove that you have experienced a substantial financial change in circumstances that renders you unable to continue making your alimony payments as presently required. In general, the party who wishes to modify alimony, reduce alimony, or terminate the alimony payments bears the burden of proof.
When seeking an NJ alimony modification, it is essential to demonstrate that you experienced a significant “involuntary” change in circumstances. For example—a spouse cannot “retire” early, simply to avoid ongoing NJ alimony payments. However, the loss of a job may be a significant grounds to modify New Jersey alimony, especially if there is a significant health problem that prevents a supporting spouse from continuing his or her work.
Since it is usually difficult to modify or reduce alimony, you will need a skilled legal advocate on your side in order to achieve a positive result. The prominent New Jersey alimony lawyers at Weinberger Law Group, LLC understand the required burden of proof and have successfully achieved countless alimony modifications for our clients.
Terminating New Jersey Alimony Payments through Remarriage
If the spouse who is receiving alimony payments remarries, then alimony will automatically terminate. Once the supported spouse enters into a new marital partnership, the supporting spouse is no longer financially obligated to continue paying New Jersey alimony even if the alimony originally awarded was designated as permanent alimony.
If you are interested in exploring the possibility of reducing or ending your alimony payment obligations which could also lead to changes in life insurance maintenance and other obligations, call one of the accomplished New Jersey alimony attorneys at Weinberger Law Group, LLC today at (973) 520-8822 to schedule your consultation.
For more information about New Jersey alimony, how to modify alimony, reduce alimony, end alimony, or other family law matters, please contact us for a consultation.
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Our partner, Bari Zell Weinberger, is certified by the Supreme Court of NJ as a Matrimonial Law Attorney. This Certification is achieved by only 2% of the attorneys in New Jersey.
