Petish v. Petish

I respectfully dissent. I cannot say that the trial court erred in ruling that defendant’s cohabitation with a man, which began after entry of the divorce judgment, was a sufficient ground for modifying the alimony provision. In Crouse v Crouse, 140 Mich App 234; 363 NW2d 461 (1985), the Court noted that continued cohabitation may constitute a sufficient change in circumstances to warrant modification of alimony, but found that modification in that case was not warranted because the wife’s cohabitation with another man existed and was well known by the husband at the time he agreed to pay…