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· 12/8/2014

Michaels v. Newjersey

Citations

  • 135 S. Ct. 761
  • 190 L. Ed. 2d 635
  • 83 U.S.L.W. 3348
  • 2014 U.S. LEXIS 8133

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding trial court “erred by not making findings that establish the marital standard of living” and that absence of these findings and findings regarding reasonable needs of spouse seeking maintenance “contributes to an unfair award and therefore constitutes reversible error”
  • relative merits of the parties is not an issue in determining maintenance award
  • fault is not at issue in determining maintenance award

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