Legal Opinion

Paul v. Paul

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided December 10, 2012No. 284, 2012PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BERGER, Justice:

In this appeal we consider the meaning of the term “regularly residing” as used in Delaware’s alimony statute. The Family Court denied appellant’s petition to terminate alimony, finding that appellee and her companion were not permanently or continuously residing together. The trial court focused on the fact that appellee and her companion maintained separate homes, and the absence of evidence as to whether they spent the majority of their free time together. We hold that the trial court applied an incorrect standard in evaluating the evidence. First, the term “regularly…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Andrews v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Delaware · 2011

3Cited by2 opinions

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