Q: Does the new law regarding supportive relationship apply to a divorce Judgment entered in 2015?
My Former Husband has filed a counterpetition alleging a supportive relationship.
I filed a petition for modification in December of 2020 requesting an increase in alimony and extension of durational alimony. This is still pending because I cannot get discovery of his financial situation.
Two years after I filed the petition, he filed a counterpetition apparently because he heard I had a new male friend. I filed a motion to strike as untimely because I believe they have to file a counterpetition with their answer within 20 days of my petition but the judge denied my motion. Was I right or can he file a counterpetition 2 years after my petition?
Now the new law went into effect. Do the changes to the section on supportive relationships apply to the Counterpetition?
The judge is biased and trying to help him but I need to know which law applies to properly make my case.
A: The law on supportive relationships has been in effect longer than since 2015. It can probably be raised as a defense with or without a counter petition. The law will be interpretd as it stands today with few exceptions. Speak with a local family lawyer for more specific advice.
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