Becker v. Becker

|2GONZALES, Judge.

The salient issue in this case is whether alimony, paid pursuant to a contract which provides for termination upon the recipient spouse’s death or remarriage, is likewise terminated by the recipient spouse entering into open concubinage.

Kenneth R. Becker and Mariella Mooney Becker were divorced in 1987. The Beckers signed a community property settlement agreement dated December 14, 1987, wherein Mr. Becker agreed to pay Mrs. Becker $1,300.00 per month in alimony until her death or remarriage. Some time in 1989 Mr. Becker stopped making alimony payments. Mrs. Becker filed a…