A New Jersey appeals court revived a legal malpractice lawsuit lodged against a matrimonial lawyer for advice given 17 years ago after finding the statute of limitations had not elapsed.

The malpractice suit stems from a divorce settlement reached in 2003 that granted limited-duration alimony for nine years to Mary Beth Jones. Jones claims her attorney at the time, Andrew Viola of Albano & Viola in Runnemede, advised her that a court would extend the duration of alimony if she still showed a need after nine years. But her application for an extension was denied in 2012, and an appeal of that ruling was denied by the Appellate Division in 2013.

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