Adultry and cohabitation

Ms. Billing,

I am sorry to hear about your troubles. Yes, it sounds like he has committed adultery, and is now cohabitating with an unrelated female. However, that is only relevent if you are seeking alimony from your husband. Whether or not you would receive alimony from a court depends on whether or not you are a dependent spouse (you make less money than your husband.) Then, the information you have given can be used to prove that he committed adultery during the marriage and should be entitled to alimony for a period and in an amount to be determined by the court.

Shonnese D. Stanback
Attorney
The Rosen Law Firm
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Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
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email: sstanback@rosen.com

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Prior to my separtion, my husband came home and informed me he didn’t love me anymore and was seeing someone else. He then proceeded on forcing me ou of our residence, by shutting off the water and threatening to turn off the power. A few days after I moved out, he moved in his new girlfriend, is this considered adulty and co-habitation and what legal rights do I have?

J.M. Billing