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Pension Law--Garnishment--Pension Fund Benefits Governed By The Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act Are Subject To Court-Ordered Alimony And Child Support Payments.
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Case Note summarizes the case American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Merry, 592 F.2d 118 (2d Cir. 1979). In this case the court of appeals faced problems of statutory construction and ERISA, namely whether ERISA protected pension plans from ganishment orders ordering alimony and child support be payed while waiting for an ultimate jugment as to whether they should be paid. The court of appeals affirmed the district court's holding that ERISA did not prohibit the garnishment of pension plan benefits to satisfy alimony and support payments nor did it displace the state court's authority in this area by …
The Effect Of The New Age Of Majority On Preexisting Child Support Settlements, Nicholas C. Dipiazza
The Effect Of The New Age Of Majority On Preexisting Child Support Settlements, Nicholas C. Dipiazza
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Since the enactment of the twenty-sixth amendment to the United States Constitution, most states passed legislation lowering the age of majority from twenty-one to eighteen. A crucial question arising from these statutes is whether they affect or should affect child support settlements which provide for support to the child until he or she reaches the age of majority. This note discusses the key question whether children have a continuing right to support until age twenty-one under settlements resulting from divorce decrees and agreements made prior to the enactment of the new age of majority laws. The note analyzes the conflicts …