as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 11:36pm
A bill for an act
relating to family law; providing for termination of spousal maintenance based on
cohabitation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 518A.39, subdivision 3.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 518A.39, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:
Unless
otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the decree, the obligation to pay
future maintenance is terminated uponnew text begin :
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new text begin (1)new text end the death of either party deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ;
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new text begin (2)new text end the remarriage of the party receiving maintenancenew text begin ; or
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new text begin (3) cohabitation by the party receiving maintenance with a nonrelated person of
the opposite sex for six months or longernew text end .