Case Name: Johanna Marie Christensen, petitioner-appellant, v. Peter Christian Christensen, defendant-respondent
Court: New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1946-01-31
Citations: 137 N.J. Eq. 538
Docket Number: 
Parties: Johanna Marie Christensen, petitioner-appellant, v. Peter Christian Christensen, defendant-respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Equity Reports
Volume: 137
Pages: 538–539

Head Matter:
Johanna Marie Christensen, petitioner-appellant, v. Peter Christian Christensen, defendant-respondent.
[Submitted October 16th, 1945.
Decided January 31st, 1946.]
Messrs. Sanderson & Engel (Mr. Frederick W. Engel, of .counsel), for the appellant.
Mr. Theodore E. Eare (Mr. Robert F. Darby, of counsel), for the respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Heretofore the Court of Chancery awarded the wife, the present appellant, alimony in the amount of $175 per week, which award was affirmed in this court. Christensen v. Christensen, 133 N. J. Eq. 347.
Thereafter Mrs. Christensen filed a petition in the Court of Chancery alleging that her ordinary living expenses had greatly increased since the date of entry of the original award, that she is obliged to pay federal income tax on the amount of alimony received and, therefore, the amount awarded for her support and maintenance is inadequate. She prayed therein that the award of alimony he revised and modified to meet these added costs. The matter being duly heard an order was entered in the Court of Chancery increasing the amount of alimony to $250 per week.
Mrs. Christensen-appeals from this order, contending that the learned Advisory Master committed error in advising an increase of $75 per week, whereas he should have advised an increase of $185 per week.
We have carefully considered the matter and concur in the result reached below.
The order appealed is affirmed.
For affirmance — The Chief-Justice, Parker, Case, Bodine, Donges, Heher, Perskie, Colie, Oliphant, Wells, Rafferty, Dill, Freund, McGeehan, JJ. 14.
For reversal — None.