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I have just moved in with my boyfriend and his ex wife seems to be using it as a way to get more money. Here's the situation. 8 years ago he got divorced, a settlement was created with no alimony and only child support. My boyfriend has since paid his child support each and every time, but at various times over the years she's attempted to claim that he has not paid or has reason to pay more. Never true and it has made the child support people wary. In the last 6 months my boyfriend bought a new house and within a month or so of him buying I met him and have more or less been living with him since. I still own a condo which I am paying for. My boyfriend's worry is that the ex will use cohabitation as an excuse to get more money out of him. He doesn't mind paying for his girl's sake, but she's doing this as some sort of power trip.

Does she have a leg to stand on? Does the ex have a right to more money? Does cohabitation count as a change in finances even though right now, I'm not contributing to mortgage because I'm paying my own mortgage? How does that work? He's worried that she will ask so much that he will wind up losing the house he's worked so hard for because he won't be able to afford the payments.

Thanks for any advice you have.

"My boyfriend's worry is that the ex will use cohabitation as an excuse to get more money out of him."
Because obviously, since you're living with him, Mom's expense for the girls is higher. (note the sarcasm)

"Does she have a leg to stand on?"
No.

"Does the ex have a right to more money?"
No.

"Does cohabitation count as a change in finances even though right now, I'm not contributing to mortgage because I'm paying my own mortgage?"
Even if you were MARRIED, your income or contributions, unless VERY substantial (that is, you were rich and allowed him to be unemployed, or something to that effect), don't count toward child support AT ALL.

"He's worried that she will ask so much that he will wind up losing the house he's worked so hard for because he won't be able to afford the payments."
Let her ask. He should refuse. Let her take him to court about it. He should ask that she pay his legal fees when the judge looks at her like she's stupid and tells her to get a life.

My disclaimer: I'm not an attorney, and I'm in TX, not AK. However, what I've told you above is true in my state and every state I've read about.