Sentences with phrase «awaited change in our legislation»

(N.J.S.A. 2A: 34 - 2 (i)-RRB- This has been a long - awaited change in our legislation that eliminates the need for spouses to allege particularized acts of extreme cruelty which only added to the cost and unnecessary acrimony of divorce proceedings, and avoids the older no - fault cause of action which required an 18 - month physical separation before filing for divorce.