How does “cohabitation” without marriage affect a previous alimony award?
Florida law acknowledges that relationships do exist between an alimony recipient and an unrelated person with whom the alimony recipient resides, and that such relationships could provide economic support equivalent to a marriage. Thus, if such equivalent equitable circumstances are established, the court may reduce or terminate an award of alimony which otherwise would be terminable only upon remarriage. In this regard, the court must determine the nature and extent of the relationship in question, giving consideration to circumstances which include but are not necessarily limited to the following: a. The length of residency together and the extent to which the couple have held themselves out or conducted themselves as a married couple. b. The extent to which the couple have pooled their assets or income, have supported one another, or have otherwise exhibited financial interdependence. c. The extent to which the couple have performed valuable services for one another, or for one ano
