ALBANY – Leaders of the state’s matrimonial bar breathed a sigh of relief when the Legislature concluded its 2014 session without passing a bill that would have used a formulaic approach to curb judicial discretion over post-divorce maintenance payments.

The bill, A9606/S7266, also would have created a schedule for courts to follow linking post-divorce maintenance to the length of the marriage.

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