How do the New Jersey courts generally handle motions to reduce alimony and/or child support?
It was once very rare for a judge to grant motion(s) to reopen up a divorce judgment. These motions were in the past called change of circumstance(s) applications. In the past divorce settlements/judgments were considered to be written in stone. Therefore, in the past child support and alimony were very rarely reduced. However, as economic times have become increasingly harder, the family courts are now increasingly inclined to grant more and more post-judgment applications. Based on my experience there is now a perception amongst the family court bar and of family court judges that the claims of woe of financial hardship are more likely true than not. Therefore, many judges are now much more inclined to accept the argument that a person can’t find a job or that his or her income has been sharply reduced. 3. Do the family court judges have an increased empathy for motions to reduce alimony and/or child support? The quest to obtain for financial relief from never-ending child support an
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