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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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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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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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The court may enforce an agreement if it is fair and equitable, but the court’s equitable authority to modify support obligations in response to changed circumstances cannot be restricted

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January 21, 2010 at 12:06 pm

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A dependent spouse’s cohabitation with another party has been recognized as changed circumstances warranting modification of a support obligation

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January 12, 2010 at 11:52 am

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Retroactive modification of pendente lite support is discretionary

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January 1, 2010 at 2:36 pm

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