Legal Question in Family Law in California

Offsetting Alimony

In 2001, I divorced my now ex-wife. In our divorce decree, I agreed to $2000 per month in non-modifiable alimony until youngest child turns 18 in 2015. This year, the judge found that she owes me $205,000 for a house she sold out from under me. She is an alcoholic and drug addict who refuses to hold a job. She lost custody of all three of the minor children to me. She will never sign anything or agree to reasonably arrange for repayment of this money. The judge noted that alimony is non-modifiable, but am I within my legal rights to send her a certified letter and let her know re: amortization, etc. that the alimony will be used to cover her debt?

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