Gertrude L.Q. v. Stephen P.Q.

MOORE, Justice:

This is an appeal of a Family Court order terminating alimony to the appellant-wife pursuant to a stipulated agreement to pay alimony unless the wife cohabited with an unrelated adult male. Viewing the alimony agreement as a contract between the husband and the wife, we enforce the contract by giving the term “cohabit” its ordinary and accepted meaning. Thus, we affirm.

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The parties were divorced on July 21, 1981. Prior thereto, the husband and the wife began negotiations concerning property division, alimony, and attorney’s fees. These negotiations culminated in the execution…