The issue here involved is the interpretation of the second portion of N.J.S.A. 2A:34-2(e) stating, as a ground for divorce, "habitual drunkenness for a period of 12 or more consecutive months subsequent to marriage and next preceding the filing of the complaint."
The words "next preceding the filing of the complaint" have not been interpreted by any reported case in New Jersey.
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