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Sitting in a New Jersey family law courtroom, one regularly hears judges and lawyers use the word "Lepis". They say things like "Lepis says"….&"Lepis mandates that…" and "Pursuant to Lepis…" etc. We sometimes hear people make comments like "what's a Lepis?" or"Who is Lepis?" Lepis is not a person nor is it a thing. Rather, Lepis v. Lepis was a 1980 case decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court which stands for the proposition that child support, alimony, visitation/parenting time, and related issues are subject to review and possible modification, at the request of either party,whenever there has been a substantial change in circumstances. This means that after the divorce, sometimes people can go back to Court to ask a judge to modify terms of the divorce judgment when there has been a significant change in circumstances. The Lepis case is as significant today as it was when it was first decided over twenty years ago. Largely as a result of Lepis, our law office represents many people who are already divorced but who have ongoing issues that need to be re-addressed by a Court. - - The Law Office of Steven J. Kaplan |
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