Monthly Archives: September 2025
Can I Modify Alimony After a Florida Divorce Case?
In Florida, it is possible to modify your alimony payments after the judge has granted alimony to your former spouse. But you have to prove “substantial changes” have occurred, either in your ability to pay or your former spouse’s need for financial support. One case in which alimony was modified is Linstroth v. Dorgan…. Read More »
Can Alimony Be Terminated if Your Former Spouse Enters into a New Relationship?
In some cases, the answer is ‘yes’, alimony can be modified if your former spouse, to whom you are paying alimony, enters into a new relationship. If the spouse remarries, then alimony is automatically terminated. However, if the spouse enters into a new relationship or even lives with a new partner, you must show… Read More »
Can I Relocate My Children After a Florida Divorce?
You can relocate your children in Florida, but you need court approval first, unless your former spouse agrees to the move. Relocating without court approval could be considered kidnapping. The State of Florida has a vested interest in the well-being of its children. If you want to move with your minor children, you will… Read More »
Will I Lose My Alimony If I Remarry in Florida?
In most cases, the answer is ‘yes’, alimony payments will stop automatically once you remarry. Florida Statute § 61.08(8) holds that once the recipient of alimony remarries, alimony payments are automatically terminated. However, there is one exception under the law. In the case of Herbst v. Herbst, the wife successfully argued that she should… Read More »
