In a lesson in frugality, a New Jersey appeals court has denied a lawyer's request to reduce his alimony and child support payments due to his firm's dwindling performance. The appellate court affirmed the lower court's decision to reject attorney Gregory Donnelly's second attempt at a reduction, noting that the court "correctly focused on Gregory's inequitable attempt to have [his ex-wife] and their children bear the brunt of the luxurious lifestyle Gregory adopted with his new wife."
February 04, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In a lesson in frugality for divorced lawyers, a New Jersey appeals court on Monday denied an attorney’s request to have his alimony and child support payments reduced because of his law firm’s dwindling financial performance.
The Appellate Division, in Donnelly v. Donnelly, A-2389-07, offered a simple warning: Don’t take on a lifestyle you can’t pay for and then try to make your former spouse feel the pinch.
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