Former husband’s obligation under marital settlement agreement, which was incorporated into dissolution judgment, to pay former wife “Bridge-the-Gap alimony” in the amount of $500 a month for three years did not terminate upon former wife’s remarriage, pursuant to statute governing bridge-the-gap alimony, which provided that such alimony would terminate upon remarriage of alimony recipient; language of the parties’ agreement and not the statute controlled, agreement provided that the alimony agreed to by the parties was non-modifiable, and agreement did not provide that alimony would cease upon wife’s remarriage.
http://opinions.1dca.org/written/opinions2014/04-07-2014/13-3659.pdf
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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