Some lawyers said that in trying to seek a fair result, Judge Janowitz may have overreached.

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Ms. Behar married Steve Janowitz, a retired teacher with whom she'd been in a long-term relationship, in 2011.

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Judge Janowitz's ruling last year has been cited in news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, as an instance in which the law has confused jurists, lawyers and litigants.

WSJ: Divorce Ruling Revised

"The Court did not consider how the totality of the court-directed payments would impact the parties' economic reality on a month to month basis, " Judge Janowitz wrote in his new decision.

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But on March 12, Judge Janowitz declared his original decision to be "unjust and inappropriate" and substantially reduced how much Mr. Goldberg must pay his wife, including reductions in temporary alimony and child support.

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