DOES A PERSON WHO REMARRIES LOSE HIS OR HER ALIMONY?
Very possibly. The original concept of alimony assumed that a spouse (generally female) was simply incapable of taking care of herself and needed to be looked after (first by her father, then by her husband). Therefore, it made sense that alimony would end when she remarried because now she had another caretaker who was able to support her. The general principle remains that once a recipient of alimony remarries, the need for alimony disappears. If you could talk your spouse into it, you might be able to reach a settlement that provided for alimony to continue past your remarriage. It is doubtful, however, that anyone would agree to such an arrangement, and judges can’t generally impose such a requirement. The only possible exception to this “marry and lose it” concept arises if you are receiving rehabilitative alimony. Since the concept of rehabilitative alimony is to get you reestablished in a career, it is not so heavily tied to the idea that you need someone supporting you because
