Can my ex modify my alimony because his medical inurance premiums skyrocketed when he added his new wife to his policy?
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Can my ex modify my alimony because his medical inurance premiums skyrocketed when he added his new wife to his policy?
My ex-husband’s medical insurance premiums raised significantly because he added his new wife to the policy. Now, he wants to modify the alimony to have my money reduced to offset this. Is this allowed in CT?
Asked on February 11, 2011 under Family Law, Connecticut
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Yes and no. No, in the sense that the ex-spouse may not unilaterally change his alimony or support payments. Yes in that it is possible to apply to the court for a change in alimony or support, based on a change in circumstances. Usually, it requires that the new circumstances show significant hardship, not merely that the ex-spouse is not in quite as good an economic position as previously. The court will also look to the circumstances of the one receiving alimony. So unless and until he gets a court to modify the alimony, he can't do anything; and if he wants to do this, he'll have to overcome a high bar in showing that he has to do this, given a change in circumstances, and you and your lawyer will have a chance to try and refute his case (e.g. by showing that the new wife already had and could have remained under her own health insurance; or that given her income, the overall finanical picture is far from bleak).
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