A Good Approach to Statutory Construction
The Appellate Division reminds us that courts can and should regard the Legislature's use of imprecise language as a grant of power and discretion to the judiciary.
January 23, 2022 at 10:00 AM
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Legislation"All happy families are alike," begins Anna Karenina, while "each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. The Appellate Division's recent decision in Steiner v. Steiner quotes Tolstoy in holding that the existence of irreconcilable differences as grounds for divorce under N.J.S.A. 2A:34-2(i) is largely, if not entirely, a matter for the family court judge to determine as trier of fact.
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