Category Archives: Alimony
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 »
Alimony Can Give a Person Enough Time to Become Self-Supporting
Financial issues often end up being the most complicated issues faced by divorcing couples. This is especially true for those who earn significantly less than a soon-to-be former spouse. Fortunately, there are certain types of alimony, including bridge-the-gap and rehabilitative alimony, that were specifically designed to help a lesser earning spouse become self-supporting. Read… Read More »
Calculating Durational Alimony Under the New Florida Alimony Law
This year, Florida lawmakers passed a sweeping alimony reform law that officially went into effect in July. Besides abolishing permanent alimony, the new law also modified the formula used for calculating durational alimony and placed significant limits on the duration and amounts of those awards. Read on to learn more about the ins and… Read More »
Alimony Reform in Florida
For many years, Florida lawmakers have been attempting to do away with permanent alimony. These attempts were finally successful at the end of June, when Governor DeSantis signed this year’s alimony reform bill into law. The terms of the law will have a significant impact on alimony wards moving forward, as its terms apply… Read More »
It May be Time to Modify Your Alimony Arrangement
Many divorce-related decrees can feel like they are set in stone. While it’s true that court orders are legally binding, they can in some cases be changed. Read on to learn more about modifying an alimony award in Florida. When is a Modification of Alimony Justified? Alimony awards require a divorced party to provide… Read More »
