As Seen in the Huffington Post – Attention Men: How to Put an End to Your Alimony Obligation if Your Ex Is Living With Someone Else

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Paying spousal support is often considered the price many men must pay to extricate themselves from a bad marriage. It’s cynically considered the cost of doing business. While the calculations used to formulate the spousal support award amount may seem complicated, the metrics are relatively straightforward. Alimony calculations are supposed to be based upon the recipient’s need for financial support, and the payer’s ability to provide the financial support… typically multiplied by x-number of years. That seemingly simple formula is not so simple, when shortly after the Final Divorce Decree is entered, the pendulum swings in the other direction, and the recipient’s need is reduced because of a third party off-setting the overall costs of living. That third party is usually a new boyfriend, who is suddenly living with the recipient ex-spouse, and who is consuming the spousal support that had originally been awarded for shelter, utilities, maintenance, food, etc.  Read more …