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PAINTER v. PAINTER

65 N.J. 196 (1974)

320 A.2d 484

STEPHEN H. PAINTER, JR., PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JOAN PAINTER, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 5, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William F. Tompkins argued the cause for appellant (Messrs. Lum, Biunno and Tompkins, attorneys; Mr. Tompkins, of counsel; Mr. James C. Orr, on the brief).

Mr. Monroe Ackerman argued the cause for respondent (Messrs. Rudd, Ackerman, Leibowitz and Corradino, attorneys; Mr. Thomas A. Portanova, on the brief).

Mr. Howard H. Kestin argued the cause for Amicus Curiae, New Jersey State Bar Association.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by MOUNTAIN, J.

The parties to this suit were divorced by judgment entered March 14, 1972 upon the ground, urged in defendant's counterclaim, that they had lived separate and apart for at least 18 or more consecutive months and that there was no reasonable prospect of reconciliation. N.J.S.A. 2A:34-2(d).1 Thereafter, in accordance with the authority contained in N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23 —...

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