Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey

The rule of thumb is that a ten year marriage entitles the dependent spouse to alimony. Of course this rule applies to situations where one spouse has greatly more income than the other and the spouse with the lesser income can not maintain the standard of living to which he or she became accustomed to during the marriage.

Each marriage is unique in terms of evaluating the entitlement to alimony. A detailed interview

by an attorney is necessary to answer your question as it relates to your situation.

The short answer is Maybe. The long answer is it depends on a lot of factors. The length of your marriage being on of the factors.

This might not be the answer you are looking for, but I think you are going to have a tough time getting alimony in this case after supporting yourself for 10 years.

Probably yes, and you should fight for it.

It does not matter that you can not find your marriage papers now, don't worry about that.

Get a lawyer to help you. If you are anywhere near me, then I would like to talk to you and see if I can help you.

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