Legal Opinion
Caplan v. Caplan
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 27, 2005PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wallace
After substantially all of the issues in this matrimonial case were resolved, but prior to the completion of the extended trial of the child support and related counsel fee issues, defendant husband was discharged from his high-income employment position. The trial court found sufficient income from the parties’ unearned income for the child support award and prorated child support on the basis of the parties’ assets. The Appellate Division disagreed with this approach and concluded that the trial court should have imputed income to defendant before allocating the child support obligation for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pascale v. PascaleSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
- Miller v. MillerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
- Lynn v. LynnNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1979
- DeVita v. DeVitaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
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