Robert B. Crews, Jr., Plaintiff-Respondent v. Barbara D. Crews, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and remanded the case for the trial court to make a specific finding of the marital standard of living before it can consider the defendant's motion to modify alimony. The Court reaffirmed the Lepis two‑step test for changed‑circumstances and held that without a factual determination of the marital standard of living the motion cannot be properly adjudicated.