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c. Whether the Weekly Payments and Other Property Awarded
to Mrs. Spector Equaled One-Half of the Marital Estate
As discussed in paragraph A-3-a, Dr. Ehrenworth and
Mrs. Spector used the weekly payments to achieve an acceptable
division of their marital assets and to provide support for Mrs.
Spector. The record shows that Mrs. Spector received somewhat
more than one-half of the marital estate in the form of the
weekly payments and other marital property awarded to her. This
factor is neutral.
d. Whether the Weekly Payments Were Fixed in Amount and
Subject to Contingencies
The payments were fixed in amount and duration. Under
New Jersey law, alimony is generally subject to review and
modification on a showing of changed circumstances. N.J. Stat.
Ann. sec. 2A:34-23 (1987); Lepis v. Lepis, 83 N.J. 139, 416
A.2d 45, 48 (1980). The agreement required Dr. Ehrenworth to
pay Mrs. Spector $800 per week for 12 years whether or not
Dr. Ehrenworth's or Mrs. Spector's financial circumstances
changed. The payments were not contingent on Mrs. Spector's
not remarrying, although they would cease if Mrs. Spector died.
See N.J. Stat. Ann. sec. 2A:34-25 (alimony stops on remarriage).
Mrs. Spector points out that the payments were contingent
only on her staying alive during the payment period. She argues
that her death is not a significant contingency and that she
agreed that the payments would end when she died because her
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