Payor spouse who had reached full Social Security retirement age was not entitled to modification of his alimony obligation, where that obligation stemmed from a separation agreement that survived as an independent contract and did not merge into the divorce judgment, notwithstanding parties’ subsequent agreement to modify one term or provision in the agreement; agreement to modify did not open door to further modifications, and parties’ stipulation reaffirmed separation agreement’s termination of alimony provisions in event of either party’s death or wife’s remarriage.
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Laura W. Morgan is the owner and operator at Family Law Consulting in Charlottesville, Virginia.Laura is available for consultation, brief writing and research on family law issues throughout the country. She can be reached through her website. www.famlawconsult.com
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