Mani v. Mani

Brenda and James Mani were divorced by a New Jersey final judgment in 2002. The judgment required Brenda to pay James $610 per week in alimony, “subject to modification in accordance with New Jersey law upon the occurrence of [James’s] cohabitation with any member of the opposite sex not related to defendant by blood or marriage.”

After the entry of the judgment, both James and Brenda became residents of Palm Beach County, Florida. Brenda filed a petition for modification and/or enforcement of the final judgment in the circuit court. The court granted James’s motion to dismiss, citing Spalding…