Thank you for your questions.
Briefly, the new wife is not responsible for payment of alimony, only the individual ordered to do so by the court in your divorce case (i.e., the ex-husband). However, if she is paying his bills, such as the rent/mortgage, car payments, etc., the court could impute her contributions to his living expenses as income to the ex-husband for purposes of determining he still has the ability to pay some alimony. Also, you will need to explore why he is not working. If it is voluntary unemployment or under-employment, the court could also impute income to him based on his past earnings. There are a number of sub-issues here, but that is the basic answer. I hope that helps! If he has stopped paying alimony, you will need to seek legal advise as soon as practical.
Answered on Oct 27th, 2019 at 6:36 AM