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WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY v. TRAPHAGEN

166 N.J. Super. 418 (1979)

400 A.2d 66

WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, GARNISHEE-APPELLANT, v. EVELYN C. TRAPHAGEN, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Arnold S. Cohen argued the cause for appellant (Messrs. Pitney, Hardin & Kipp, attorneys; Mr. Clyde A. Szuch on the brief).

Mr. Stephen C. Carton argued the cause for respondent (Messrs. Carton, Nary, Witt & Arvanitis, attorneys).

Before Judges FRITZ, BISCHOFF and MORGAN.

The opinion of the court was delivered by MORGAN, J.A.D.

At issue on this appeal is whether an employee's interest in a private pension fund, designated an approved plan by the United States Department of Labor under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C.A. § 1001 et seq., can be reached by garnishment to satisfy a former wife's judicially declared right to alimony. Subsumed thereunder are issues concerning the extent of...

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