QUESTION
What can be done to stop alimony payments upon loosing a job or retiring.
Asked on Apr 20th, 2017 on Divorce - New Jersey
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With out earnings can I stop payment of alimony as a person with no job retirement plan and no earnings income any longer to cover the alimony ? Is loss of job & or earnings income grounds to legally stop the court ordered payments?
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In order to stop or adjust alimony payments, it is your burden to prove to the court that there is a significant change in circumstances since the order for alimony was entered. A job loss or reduction in salary more often than not is seen as a "temporary" change and would probably not move the court to stop your alimony. Retirment, however, is a permanent change in circumstances that should trigger the end of alimony.
Answered on Apr 21st, 2017 at 6:37 AM
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