New Jersey § 2a:34-23

§ 2a:34-23.

In making an equitable distribution of property, the court shall consider, but not

be limited to, the following factors: a. The duration of the marriage or civil union; b. The age and physical and emotional health of the parties; c. The income or property brought to the marriage or civil union by each party; d. The standard of living established during the marriage or civil union; e. Any written agreement made by the parties before or during the marriage or civil

union concerning an arrangement of property distribution; f. The economic circumstances of each party at the time the division of property becomes

effective; g. The income and earning capacity of each party, including educational background,

training, employment skills, work experience, length of absence from the job market,

custodial responsibilities for children, and the time and expense necessary to acquire

sufficient education or training to enable the party to become self-supporting at

a standard of living reasonably comparable to that enjoyed during the marriage or

civil union; h. The contribution by each party to the education, training or earning power of the

other; i. The contribution of each party to the acquisition, dissipation, preservation, depreciation

or appreciation in the amount or value of the marital property, or the property acquired

during the civil union as well as the contribution of a party as a homemaker; j. The tax consequences of the proposed distribution to each party; k. The present value of the property; l . The need of a parent who has physical custody of a child to own or occupy the marital

residence or residence shared by the partners in a civil union couple and to use or

own the household effects; m. The debts and liabilities of the parties; n. The need for creation, now or in the future, of a trust fund to secure reasonably

foreseeable medical or educational costs for a spouse, partner in a civil union couple

or children; o . The extent to which a party deferred achieving their career goals; and p. Any other factors which the court may deem relevant. In every case, except cases where the court does not make an award concerning the equitable distribution

of property pursuant to subsection h. of N.J.S.2A:34-23 , the court shall make specific findings of fact on the evidence relevant to all issues

pertaining to asset eligibility or ineligibility, asset valuation, and equitable distribution,

including specifically, but not limited to, the factors set forth in this section. It shall be a rebuttable presumption that each party made a substantial financial

or nonfinancial contribution to the acquisition of income and property while the party

was married.