Cohabitation & Live-in-Lover Law
How cohabitation and Georgia's live-in-lover law affect alimony.
Attorney's Fees for Losing a Live-in-Lover Case
A Georgia spouse who petitions under the live-in-lover law and loses must pay the other side's reasonable attorney's fees. The statute says shall, not may.
Read MoreCan You Waive Georgia's Live-in-Lover Law?
Georgia spouses can waive the right to modify alimony for cohabitation, and a waiver citing OCGA 19-6-19 et seq. reaches it without naming cohabitation.
Read MoreGeorgia's Live-in-Lover Law and Alimony
Georgia's live-in-lover law lets a court reduce or end alimony when the recipient lives with a new partner, but nothing changes until a court orders it.
Read MoreProving a Meretricious Relationship in Georgia
Under Georgia's live-in-lover law, the paying spouse must show a marriage-like relationship, and proof of sex or of shared living expenses will do.
Read MoreSelf-Executing Cohabitation Clauses in Georgia
Georgia lets divorcing spouses agree that alimony ends automatically on cohabitation. Without that agreement, a payer who stops on his own acts at his peril.
Read MoreTaking the Fifth in a Georgia Live-in-Lover Case
A former spouse can refuse to answer whether the relationship is sexual in a Georgia live-in-lover case, but the judge or jury may hold the refusal against her.
Read MoreWhat Counts as Cohabitation for Alimony in Georgia?
Georgia's live-in-lover law reaches only a relationship that is meretricious, continuous and open. Weekend visits and periodic encounters are not enough.
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