Petish v. Petish

Defendant appeals as of right from an order modifying the alimony provisions of a divorce judgment. The trial court ruled that plaintiffs obligation to pay alimony as provided in the consent judgment of divorce was terminated by the defendant’s cohabitation with another man. We reverse.

Plaintiff and defendant were granted a consent judgment of divorce on September 16, 1983, in which plaintiff was ordered to pay $65 per week in alimony to the defendant for three years or until the defendant remarried, whichever occurred first. Defendant was not employed at the time of the divorce and remained…