When you depend on your ex for income

 If you get alimony from your ex-spouse in the United States, you’ll likely lose it once you remarry. “Ask yourself whether you will still be able to pay your bills and keep up with your savings if this income stream ends,” says Lisa Osofsky, a certified public accountant. 

But attorneys and states are also increasingly intolerant of people who cohabitate, but don’t legally marry, in order to keep their alimony payments. Some states and divorce settlements now allow for an end to alimony once the dependent ex moves in with someone else. If keeping alimony is a real motivation – whether financial or emotional – check the state laws before shacking up.