Ducey v. Ducey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

LIHOTZ, J.A.D.

In this complex matrimonial matter, the parties’ cross-appeals challenge various provisions contained in an amended final judgment of divorce (JOD) that ordered the payment of support and the equitable distribution of assets. Without addressing the parties’ arguments on the merits of these issues, we are constrained to reverse, as we reject the procedure employed by the trial judge, who, after presiding over a fourteen-day trial, entered a final JOD advising the court’s “underlying opinion will be sent shortly.” Several months later, when…