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Table 1 - Alimony/Spousal Support Factors

STATE	Statutory List	Marital Fault Not Considered	Marital Fault Relevant	Standard of Living	Status as Custodial Parent
New Jersey	X		X	X	X
New Mexico	X	X		X
New York	X		X	X	X
North Carolina	X	X		X
North Dakota			X	X
Ohio	X	X
Oklahoma		X		X	X
Oregon	X	X		X	X
Pennsylvania	X		X	X
Rhode Island	X		X	X	X

Table 2 - Custody Criteria

STATE	Statutory Guidelines	Children's Wishes	Joint Custody	Cooperative Parent	Domestic Violence	Health	Attorney or GAL
New Jersey	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
New Mexico	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
New York		X					X
North Carolina		X			X	X
North Dakota	X	X			X	X
Ohio	X	X	X		X	X	X
Oklahoma	X	X	X	X	X
Oregon	X	X	X		X		X
Pennsylvania	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Rhode Island		X	X	X	X	X	X

Table 3 - Child Support Guidelines

STATE	Income Share	Percent of Income	Extraordinary Medical Add On*	Child-Care Add On*	College Support	UIFSA
New Jersey	X		X	X	X
New Mexico	X		X	X		X
New York	X		X	X	X
North Carolina	X			X		X
North Dakota		X				X
Ohio	X			X
Oklahoma	X		X	X		X
Oregon	X		X	X	X	X
Pennsylvania	X		X	X		X
Rhode Island	X			X		X

* Source: Laura W. Morgan, Child Support Guidelines (1996)

Table 4 - Grounds for Divorce and Residency Requirements

STATE	No Fault Sole Ground	No Fault Added to Traditional	Incompatibility	Living Separate and Apart	Judicial Separation	Durational Requirements
New Jersey		X		18 months		1 year
New Mexico		X	X		X	6 months
New York		X		1 year	X	6 months
North Carolina		X		1 year	X	6 months
North Dakota		X			X	6 months
Ohio		X	X	1 year	X	6 months
Oklahoma		X	X		X	6 months
Oregon	X				X	6 months
Pennsylvania		X		2 year		6 months
Rhode Isalnd		X		3 years	X	1 year

Table 5 - Property Division

STATE	Community Property	Only Marital Divided	Statutory List of Factors	Non Monetary Contributions	Economic Misconduct	Contribution to Education
New Jersey		X	X	X	X	X
New Mexico	X
New York		X	X	X	X	X
North Carolina		X	X	X	X	X
North Dakota				X	X	X
Ohio		X	X	X	X	X
Oklahoma		X		X	X
Oregon				X		X
Pennsylvania		X	X	X	X	X
Rhode Island		X	X	X	X	X

Table 6- Third Party Visitation

STATE	Stepparents	Grandparents-Death of Their Child	Grandparents-Child Divorce	Out of Wedlock	Any Interested Party
New Jersey	X	X	X	X
New Mexico	X	X	X	X	X
New York	X	X	X	X
North Carolina			X
North Dakota	X	X	X
Ohio	X	X	X		X
Oklahoma		X	X	X
Oregon	X	X	X	X	X
Pennsylvania		X	X
Rhode Island		X	X

Source: Family Law Quarterly, Vol. 30, No.4, Winter 1997. Published by Section of Family Law - American Bar Association.

MANDATORY FACTORS -- Each state sets forth mandatory factors a judge must consider in making an equitable distribution, including (in most states) 1) the length of marriage, 2) the age, health, occupation of the parties, 3) station in life and lifestyle of the spouses, 4) liabilities and needs, 5) tangible and intangible contributions of the parties to the marriage, 6) assets and liabilities, sources and amounts of income, 7) behavior of the parties during the marriage, and 8) vocational skills and employability.

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