CAPEHART SCATCHARD PARTNER TESTIFIES BEFORE NEW JERSEY SENATE COMMITTEE

Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, Amy C. Goldstein, Esq. testified before the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee on June 30, 2014 at a hearing on the alimony reform bill A-845.  Ms. Goldstein helped draft the legislation which has been approved by the Senate and Assembly.  The bill now heads to Governor Christie where it will require his signature to become law.

The bill  represents a historic change in alimony law in the State of New Jersey in that it sets guidelines for some cases with respect to the duration of alimony and the ability for alimony payers to retire, and it adds statutory factors for Courts to consider when making alimony determinations.   

Ms. Goldstein’s practice areas include all aspects of  family law including marital dissolutions,, alimony, child support, cohabitation, child custody issues, prenuptial, post nuptial and cohabitation agreements, post-divorce cases, appeals and all related matters.  Ms. Goldstein received her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1982. 

Capehart Scatchard is a diversified law firm of 83 attorneys with offices  in Mt. Laurel, Howell and Trenton, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Manhattan and Elmira, New York.  Visit our website at www.capehart.com.