Bill > A399

Introduced Session

This bill would prohibit an award of alimony to a person convicted of a crime or offense involving domestic violence by the victim of that crime or offense. If the recipient of an existing alimony award is subsequently convicted of a crime or offense involving domestic violence against the payer spouse or partner, such conviction would constitute "changed circumstances" for the purposes of a petition to terminate the alimony award. As defined in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19), the acts that constitute domestic violence are: homicide; assault; terroristic threats; kidnapping; criminal restraint; false imprisonment; sexual assault; criminal sexual contact; lewdness; criminal mischief; burglary; criminal trespass; harassment; and stalking.

Committee Categories

Pam Lampitt (D)*,  Gabriela Mosquera (D)*,  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)*,  BettyLou DeCroce (R),  Reed Gusciora (D),  Nancy Muñoz (R),  Benjie Wimberly (D), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee (on 01/09/2018)