AgreementsDivorcePost Divorce IssuesSpousal MaintenanceDo the Revisions to New York Divorce Law Change When Cohabitation Can End Spousal Maintenance Obligations?
The major revisions to New York divorce law enacted in 2015 included significant changes to how courts will award – and terminate – temporary and permanent spousal maintenance. One of the changes the law addressed was the effect a spouse’s cohabitation with another person had on the other spouse’s obligation to continue making maintenance payments....