When discussing separation agreements that contemplate cessation of maintenance payments if a former spouse cohabits with another adult, most divorcing parties likely take that term ' “cohabit” ' to have
Cohabitation and the Discontinuation of Maintenance
A recent ruling by the Court of Appeals puts a whole new, and subjective, definition to the term "cohabitation": At the time that the agreement was entered into, what did the parties themselves mean when they stated the word "cohabit"?
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