Category Archives: Child Support

Changed circumstances to alter support must be permanent, bankruptcy not enough

This case reiterates that a changed circumstance requirement to alter a support payment must be permanent in nature, and that filing for personal bankruptcy isn’t evidence of permanent change in earning capability. Grier v Grier (2016) http://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-unpublished/2016/a2056-14.html “Although the judge noted plaintiff’s reduced income, the court also noted that the reduced reported income did… Read More »