Arribi v. Arribi

186 N.J. Super. 116 (1982)

451 A.2d 969

YVONNE ARRIBI, PLAINTIFF,

v.

RICHARD ARRIBI, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division Bergen County.

Decided August 11, 1982.

Joseph S. Conte for plaintiff.

Celine November for defendant (Hart & November, attorneys).

KRAFTE, J.J.D.R.C. (temporarily assigned).

Can a father, ordered by the court to pay child support, upon becoming unemployed decide to accept only employment in his field and thereby remain, for a considerable period of time, financially unable to pay such support? No New Jersey court has heretofore addressed this question. We do…