Category Archives: Alimony
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 »
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 »
If My Spouse Cheated, Am I More Likely to Get Alimony in Florida?
Most folks wouldn’t want to pay alimony to a cheating spouse. They probably feel as if their spouse caused the breakdown of the marriage and they don’t deserve to be paid for doing so. You’re not alone if you feel that way. Florida Statutes § 61.08 provides a list of factors courts can consider… Read More »
Can I Be Disqualified from Receiving Alimony in Florida?
Alimony, known as spousal maintenance in Florida, is a payment made from one spouse to another. The purpose of alimony is to ensure that a lower-earning spouse has enough money to support themselves on their own once the divorce is finalized. The courts have a number of reasons for not awarding individual alimony. In… Read More »
How Can I Avoid Paying Alimony in a Florida Divorce?
Are you worried about paying alimony? You aren’t alone. The financial burden can extend for years depending on what type of alimony the court awards your spouse. Recently, however, Florida passed several laws that benefited the payers of alimony. Among other things, it did away with permanent alimony and it made it easier for… Read More »
What are the Different Types of Alimony in Florida
Alimony, also known as spousal support, is a payment made from one spouse to another to help that spouse support themselves after the divorce is finalized. Whether you are petitioning the court for alimony or worried that you might have to pay it, knowing what options are out there is crucial to preparing yourself… Read More »
Am I Ineligible for Alimony?
Alimony, or spousal maintenance, often ends up being a critical component of divorce proceedings. This is a type of payment made by a higher-earning spouse to a lower-earning spouse after a divorce is finalized to help the latter maintain the same standard of living that the parties enjoyed during the marriage. It’s important to… Read More »
What Events Can Terminate Alimony Payments?
In some divorces, a higher earning or more financially stable spouse will be required to make what are known as alimony payments to his or her former partner once the divorce is finalized. Because permanent alimony was recently abolished in Florida, courts are no longer permitted to award lifelong alimony upon divorce. Instead, courts… Read More »
How Your Marital Standard of Living Could Affect Your Divorce
Divorce comes with a lot of changes for the parties involved. One of the biggest is often a reduction in income for each member of the family, as both spouses extricate themselves from each other’s finances. This can often leave the lesser earning spouse concerned about how they will make ends meet or whether… Read More »
