HB63 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim HillRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Alimony, termination upon remarriage or co-habitation, requirement of cohabitation with opposite sex removed, Sec. 30-2-55 am'd.

Summary

HB63 would let a court end periodic alimony if the recipient remarries or openly cohabits with another person, removing the requirement that cohabitation be with someone of the opposite sex.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 30-2-55 to allow termination of periodic alimony when the recipient remarries or openly cohabits with another person, regardless of that person's sex. Cohabitation is defined as living together in a continuing romantic or intimate relationship in the same way as a married couple. This change applies to divorce decrees and can be invoked by petition; past alimony already paid does not have to be reimbursed. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is passed and approved.

Who It Affects

• Recipients of periodic alimony (ex-spouses) whose payments could be terminated if they remarry or openly cohabit.
• Former spouses who pay alimony, who may see reduced ongoing payments if the recipient remarries or cohabits.

Key Provisions

• Allows termination of periodic alimony when the recipient remarries or openly cohabits with another person, regardless of that person's sex.
• Defines cohabitation as living together in a continuing romantic or intimate relationship in the same manner as a married couple, and states that past alimony payments do not have to be reimbursed; includes applicability and effective date considerations.

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Subjects

Alimony