Brenda Mani, Plaintiff-Respondent v. James J. Mani, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed and remanded the Appellate Division, holding that marital fault is irrelevant to alimony except when it has an economic impact on the parties or is egregious enough to violate societal norms, and that marital fault is irrelevant to an award of counsel fees. The Court also announced two new rules limiting the consideration of fault in alimony calculations and affirmed that fault does not affect counsel‑fee awards.