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Modification of a support obligation is not warranted if the change in circumstances is only temporary or is expected but has not yet occurred

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March 4, 2010 at 2:20 pm

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The goal of a proper alimony award is to provide both parties a lifestyle that is reasonably comparable to the one enjoyed prior to their separation

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March 4, 2010 at 12:46 pm

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A healthy skepticism arises when a party’s financial situation results from self-employment

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March 2, 2010 at 6:59 pm

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Good faith requires complete disclosure of relevant facts necessary to the court’s determination

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March 2, 2010 at 6:56 pm

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If a support arrangement provided for the circumstances that are now alleged as changed, it would not ordinarily be equitable and fair to grant modification

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March 2, 2010 at 6:52 pm

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Provisions of a pendente lite order do not survive the entry of a judgment of divorce unless expressly preserved in it or reduced to judgment prior to entry of final judgment

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February 25, 2010 at 1:00 pm

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Temporary unemployment is not grounds for a modification of support

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February 16, 2010 at 2:03 pm

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Where the parties have not provided otherwise by agreement, alimony may be modified based on changed circumstances resulting from cohabitation only if one cohabitant supports or subsidizes the other under circumstances sufficient to entitle the supporting spouse to relief

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February 4, 2010 at 12:45 pm

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Divorcing parties may deferred determination of the marital standard of living

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February 4, 2010 at 12:39 pm

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A judge has broad discretion in setting alimony and equitable distribution

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February 2, 2010 at 12:40 pm

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