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WASSERMAN v. SCHWARTZ

836 A.2d 828 (2001)

364 N.J. Super. 399

Louis WASSERMAN, Executor of the Estate of Roberta J. Schwartz, Plaintiff, v. Stephen SCHWARTZ and Jodi Chance, Defendants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.

Decided September 14, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Adler, Adam Kanter and Eric S. Spevak, Haddonfield, for plaintiff.

Stephen M. Holden, Cherry Hill, for defendant.

COOK, J.S.C.

This case presents what appears as an issue of first impression in this State: should equitable distribution of marital estate assets to a deceased wife's estate be permitted, including equitable distribution of her husband's pension or retirement accounts, when their marriage was terminated by the husband slaying his wife, instead of by divorce? For the reasons recited below the answer should be yes.

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