Have to keep paying alimony if your ex-wife becomes a man?
Lawrence Roach agreed to pay alimony to the woman
he divorced, not the man she became after a sex change.
Lawrence Roach agreed to pay alimony to the woman he divorced, not the man she became after a sex change, his lawyers argued in a Florida court Tuesday in an effort to end the payments.But the ex-wife’s attorneys said the operation does not alter the agreement.
Roach and his wife, Julia, divorced in 2004 after 18 years of marriage. The 48-year-old utility worker agreed to pay her $1,250 a month in alimony. Since then, Julia Roach, 55, has had a sex change and legally changed her name to Julio Roberto Silverwolf.
Silverwolf did not appear in court Tuesday and has declined to talk about the divorce. His lawyer, Gregory Nevins, said the language of the divorce decree is clear and firm — Roach agreed to pay alimony until his ex-wife dies or remarries.
I realize there are objective legal definitions to be sorted as cases like this become more likely. How objective are your legal definitions, eh?
Posted: Wed - March 28, 2007 at 07:35 AM