Peter Rivner obtained a dismissal of a father’s modification of alimony and child support action in Fulton County Superior Court. Despite the father claiming that his income had decreased since the parties’ divorce, Peter successfully proved that the father’s ability to pay support had in fact improved. Accordingly, the trial court dismissed the father’s action with prejudice and additionally awarded Peter’s client all of her attorney’s fees incurred in defending against the father’s action.

The trial court held ex-husband in contempt after he stopped paying alimony to Peter Rivner’s client. The ex-husband claimed he had a contractual right to terminate alimony after he discovered that Peter’s client was living with her boyfriend out-of-state. Peter successfully argued that his client was not cohabitating in a meretricious relationship to allow for the termination of alimony and that ex-husband’s actions were unjustified. The Court ordered ex-husband to immediately pay Peter’s client the alimony due, as well as to reimburse Peter’s client 100% of her legal fees.