COHABITATION INVESTIGATIONS

Family Law Litigation

10-30-2020

Randall Alexander

Licensed Investigator / Paralegal

I was in Family Law Litigation course in college when I was given a fact pattern to research and determine if there was codified law or case law to support a modification for alimony based on a reduced need due to cohabitation. Little did I know, I would become an investigator after college and utilize these many legal lessons I learned in my business practice.  

 Modification of Spousal Support or alimony is a common area of contentious litigation, where investigators are brought in to establish evidence in support of their client’s litigated matter. 

 In Family Law litigation, Cohabitation Investigations can be financially beneficial for the client in the form of reduced or terminated support … IF the facts and evidence support the client’s assertion. 

 Strangely enough, cohabitation cases have frequently resulted in a disconnect between attorneys and investigators due to poor litigation results, while at the same time futilely expending the client’s financial resources.  Which raises the question … why?

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California Cohabitation Investigations