mjmurdoch18
New Member
My jurisdiction is: Iowa
Background: My divorce was finalized in Sept. 2008 and my alimony stopped in March, 2009 due to my ex's severance package ending. During mediation, we agreed to alimony on a sliding scale based on his & my income. Our divorce decree states that my alimony ends at age 60, I remarry or die. Nowhere does it state I lose it if I cohabitate with a man. I plan on moving in with my love next year and eventually we would become "common law". I'm hoping at some point, the ex gets another job and my alimony begins again. My question is this - would my ex have legal grounds to fight giving me alimony just because I'm living with someone? My concern is if I were to take his last name (which I would like to do), be covered under HIS health insurance, etc..that the ex would say I was "living" as a married woman. Wouldn't the divorce decree stand in a court of law as long as I am not "legally" married?
Background: My divorce was finalized in Sept. 2008 and my alimony stopped in March, 2009 due to my ex's severance package ending. During mediation, we agreed to alimony on a sliding scale based on his & my income. Our divorce decree states that my alimony ends at age 60, I remarry or die. Nowhere does it state I lose it if I cohabitate with a man. I plan on moving in with my love next year and eventually we would become "common law". I'm hoping at some point, the ex gets another job and my alimony begins again. My question is this - would my ex have legal grounds to fight giving me alimony just because I'm living with someone? My concern is if I were to take his last name (which I would like to do), be covered under HIS health insurance, etc..that the ex would say I was "living" as a married woman. Wouldn't the divorce decree stand in a court of law as long as I am not "legally" married?