# Cancel Alimony **URL:** \ **Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\ **Created:** [January 2, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cancel-alimony/6929 "2009-01-02T14:32:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![comingclean2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b4bc9f/32.png) [@comingclean2](https://forum.rosen.com/u/comingclean2)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cancel-alimony/6929/1 "2009-01-02T14:32:20Z")
Hmmm…sounds very likely that they will be living together. “Joint tenants” to ME means living in the same place. I’m not sure what proof you’ll need. Is any one of them living there now? ---
**Author:** ![Erin\_Clarey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Erin\_Clarey](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Erin_Clarey)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cancel-alimony/6929/2 "2009-01-04T20:33:49Z")
No, unfortunately not. Owning property together, even with rights of survivorship, is not conclusive proof of cohabitation. You will need to prove your wife is living there through other means as well, things like establishing that she and her boyfriend have a joint account from which household bills are paid, showing that she receives mail there, and obtaining photographic evidence which shows that your ex is actually living in the house will need to be gathered. Erin E. Clarey Attorney with Rosen Law Firm Raleigh Office 4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500 Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 919.787.6668 main phone 919.787.6361 main fax Charlotte Office 301 McCullough Drive Suite 510 Charlotte, NC 28262 Main Phone: (704)307.4600 Main Fax: (704) 943.0044 Sutton Station 5826 Fayetteville Rd. Suite 205 Durham, NC 27713 Phone: (919) 321-0780 > **[North Carolina Divorce Law - Legal Answers and Info](https://www.rosen.com/)** > > The best resource for divorce in NC. Find accurate, legal, family law advice from attorneys practicing in Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill. The response posted above is based upon the limited factual information made available and is not intended as a full and complete response to the question. The only reliable manner to obtain complete and adequate legal advice is to consult with an attorney, fully explain your situation, and allow the attorney sufficient opportunity to research the applicable law and facts required to render an accurate opinion. The basic information provided above is intended as a public service only, a full discussion with an attorney should be undertaken before taking any action. The information posted on this forum is available for public viewing and is not intended to create an attorney client relationship with any individual. These answers are provided for informational purposes only, a person should consult with their own individual legal counsel before taking any action that could affect their legal rights or obligations. ---
**Author:** ![Rusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@Rusty](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Rusty)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cancel-alimony/6929/3 "2009-01-06T10:43:41Z")
How do I get “a joint account from which household bills are paid, showing that she receives mail there, and obtaining photographic evidence”? ---
**Author:** ![comingclean2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b4bc9f/32.png) [@comingclean2](https://forum.rosen.com/u/comingclean2)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cancel-alimony/6929/4 "2009-01-06T14:59:09Z")
Private investigator?? ---
**Author:** ![Erin\_Clarey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Erin\_Clarey](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Erin_Clarey)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cancel-alimony/6929/5 "2009-01-06T19:02:56Z")
You may subpoena bank all bank records to which your spouse has access and you may want to consider hiring a private investigator to do surveillance and take photographs. As for the mail, I do not suggest you go through anyone ---
**Author:** ![Rusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@Rusty](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Rusty)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/cancel-alimony/6929/6 "2009-01-02T11:16:06Z")
I would like to know what it takes to cancel alimony. My ex and her boyfriend (today and before the divorce) bought a house together. They may or may not live together. The house deed says, “joint tenants and rights of survivorship.” Is that enough to prove “cohabitation,” and cancel my alimony obligation?