286 N.J. Super. 70 - Bowens v. Bowens’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 666 (§ 466 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Newburgh v. Arrigo · 246 N.J. Super. 1 - Ohlhoff v. Ohlhoff · 285 N.J. Super. 638 - Mahoney v. Pennell · 241 N.J. Super. 10 - Thorson v. Thorson
Most-quoted passages
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“[N]o payment or installment of an order for child support, or those portions of an order which are allocated for child support established prior to or subsequent to the effective date of [N.J.S.A. 2A:17-56.23a], shall be retroactively modified by the court except with respect to the period during which there is a pending application for modification, but only from the date the notice of motion was mailed either directly or through the appropriate agent. The written notice will state that a change of circumstances has occurred and a motion for modification of the order will be filed within 45 days. In the event a motion is not filed within the 45-day period, modification shall be permitted only from the date the motion is filed with the court.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“practice where retroactive modification of support and vacation of arrearages on equitable principles were long permitted....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“federal funding for collection of child support arrearages.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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