Alimony was Terminated after Sexual Accusations were Made Against Woman

Recently, it has been reported that a woman who was receiving alimony had her payments terminated by the court.  After 18 years of marriage, the woman divorced her husband in 2006 and was given spousal support.

However, the support was temporarily terminated when it was discovered the woman had no permanent home, spent 80% of her time in her parents' home and resided with as many as six foster boys.  The boys occupied a bedroom upstairs in the woman slept on a couch in the basement. 

According to affidavits, the woman's children claimed that their mother had a sexual relationship with one of the teen foster boys.  After this became known, the woman's ex-husband asked a Judge Samuel McVey to terminate alimony.

The judge said that the woman in on teenager shared a common residence and therefore the woman would have to prove no sexual relationship took place.  She said she failed to disprove the sexual relationship and proceeded to terminate her alimony.

Later, the woman appealed the judge's decision.  The appeals court agreed with her and in her ruling, the court said McVey, "took an unduly narrow view of cohabitation."

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