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As a late-Christmas (or Holiday) gift to the matrimonial bar, the Hon. Hany A. Mawla, J.A.D., published an Opinion in M.G. v. S.M., A-1290-17T1 (App. Div. Dec. 26, 2018), regarding the equitable distribution of a plaintiff-husband’s restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in his divorce action. The Opinion provides a good primer […]

On August 17, 2018, in an opinion approved for publication, the Appellate Division in Moreland v. Parks (A-4754-16T4) held that a plaintiff in a same-sex relationship who witnessed the biological child of her partner die from being struck by a motor vehicle can pursue a claim for bystander negligent infliction […]

In a case which might, at first glance, be overlooked, the purpose of life insurance as it relates to alimony (and possibly as it might pertain to child support) is discussed clearly and succinctly.  In Wheeler v. Wheeler, (A-4383-16T1), the parties divorced in 2007 and agreed that the ex-husband would […]

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