Kulakowski v. Kulakowski

191 N.J. Super. 609 (1982)

468 A.2d 733

RUTH E. KULAKOWSKI, PLAINTIFF,

v.

RONALD A. KULAKOWSKI, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division Somerset County.

Decided September 15, 1982.

R.M. James Ruscick for plaintiff.

Warren, Goldberg & Berman for defendant (Bruce Lubitz appearing).

IMBRIANI, J.S.C.

"Rehabilitative alimony" was adopted in Lepis v. Lepis, 83 N.J. 139 (1980), which said:... the extent of actual economic dependency, not one's status as a wife, must determine the duration of support as well as its amount [and t]he need for support must be assessed with a view towards the…