Elizabeth Gnall v. James Gnall (A-52-13; 073321)
In determining a request for alimony, all of the factors enumerated in N.J.S.A. 2A:14-23(b) must be considered; the duration of the marriage is only one such factor. The Appellate Division erroneously created a bright-line rule that a fifteen-year marriage requires an award of permanent alimony, contrary to the need to consider all of the statutory factors. The trial court also improperly relied upon the duration of the marriage over the other statutory factors in determining that, since the marriage was not one of twenty-five to thirty years, permanent alimony was not warranted, and therefore awarded limited duration alimony.
