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134 N.J. Eq. 358

35 A.2d 691

Kavanagh v. Kavanagh

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided January 27, 1944

Supreme Court of New Jersey · decided 1944-01-27

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Decided 1944-01-27

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Cited by 8 later decisions — most recently March 1982

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¶1In the early part of 1935, respondent was awarded $14 a week alimony for her support and the maintenance of two minor children of the marriage. The petitioner-appellant recently applied for a modification of this order. The two children have grown up and they are gainfully employed as *359 is also the respondent. Appellant remarried. For a time his present wife was employed. Poor health now forbids that she work.

¶2The learned advisory master reduced the alimony to $13 a week. We do not think that was sufficient. Since the facts in each case of this class differ, long recitations of the proofs serve no useful purpose nor can any satisfactory single rule be laid down. Each case must stand on its own merits. From our examination of the record, we think the alimony should have been reduced to $8 per week.

¶3The order appealed from is so modified.

¶4For modification — THE CHIEF-JUSTICE, PARKER, CASE, BODINE, DONGES, HEHER, PORTER, COLIE, DEAR, WELLS, RAFFERTY, HAGUE, THOMPSON, DILL, JJ. 14.

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