Morris County Chamber Of Commerce: Graying Marriage And Divorce – Part 3: Your Duty To Provide Care

Press release from the Morris County Chamber of Commerce:

10/7/2021

Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss, LL.M, CELA, Porzio Bromberg & Newman P.C.In a previous post in this series, I said an individual, legally, cannot leave their spouse disinherited (except with the spouse’s uncoerced consent). In addition, a spouse has a duty to provide care and to pay for that care. If you are married to someone and that person becomes ill – and even if you have the world’s most robust and thorough prenuptial agreement, and you have kept your premarital assets separate from your marital assets – in New Jersey, you have an obligation to support your spouse. This obligation includes paying for any health care or long-term care that they may need.​ Porzio Bromberg & Newman P.C. For more detailed information, please visit porzioplanning.com or contact us for a free 20 minute telephone consultation.

This press release was produced by the Morris County Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.