Newton, NJ Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

Im guessing that you are representing yourself in your divorce since these would have been the type of questions that a lawyer would have gone over with you initially. These questions are critically important in a divorce and cannot / should not be answered by a family law specialist without sitting down with you in a consultation setting since its impossible to tell you what your spouse should be paying and what her interest in a particular asset will be without having a clear understanding of all of the issues outstanding in your matter. To you, these may be the only issues of importance, but your wife may have a very different view and a court may have an even different view than both of you. I dont know if you and she have children, whether the cost of remaining in the house is less expensive than a comparable rental setting *( which may be relevant to the issue of alimony and / or child support / custody ), the custodial plan in place ( if there are children), the division of other assets and liabilities and an understanding of your respective cash flow. There are way too many questions that need to be addressed for any lawyer to simply give you an answer competently.  Again, I think it is worth your while to reach out to one or more local family law specialists for a consultation to discuss your matter.  

I agree with the previous attorney's answer:  It's difficult to know exactly what has happened in your case. Unless the prior court order clearly stated that upon your former spouse moving from the residence she was in at the time of your divorce, you were allowed to immediately ireduce your spousal support payments to her by a certain dollar amount, if you simply arbitrarily began sending her less money after she moved, you may have "done something wrong" by violating the prior court order.  You didn't indicate what happened after the opposing counsel claimed your action was self-serving.  Did the judge make a ruling?  Is the matter still pending? In the mean time, I don't think you need to use any particular legal term to make your argument to the court.  IF the prior order is clear in its terms and is still in effect, just refer to the actual terms in the order that you believe give you the right to lower the child support. Cathy Naugle, Boise ID family law attorney

Generally, property division is not modifiable after a divorce. Matters relating to the children are, however. Your out-of-state decree can be registered here and enforced. It can be modified here under certain circumstances, as well.