When parties to a marriage are in the process of ending their union and the divorce petition has been filed, it may seem logical that the soon-to-be exes should feel free to date other people again. But the divorce is not legally final, so any relationship outside the...
In Florida, a new alimony law took effect on July 1, 2023, that establishes a new process for an alimony obligor (paying ex-spouse) to ask the court to reduce or end their spousal-support obligation because of the payor’s voluntary retirement. This can relieve the...
Florida recently joined the vast majority of states when it ended the power of a state judge to order a divorcing spouse to pay permanent alimony. As of July 1, 2023, a new, significant alimony law took effect that ended the availability of permanent alimony in the...
On July 1, 2023, a major alimony reform bill became the law across the Sunshine State. While alimony is the topic most impacted, other areas of family law were also. We have written in this space about the bill’s contents several times (please check out our July 2023...
This is the last in a series of posts reviewing the main provisions of Florida’s new alimony reform bill that took effect on July 1, 2023. Today we consider changes to Florida alimony law concerning supportive relationships. Basically, the statute before amendment...
One prominent aspect of Florida’s new alimony law is its focus not only on ending permanent alimony, but also on creating a structure and standard for obligors – people who pay alimony – to ask the state court to reduce or eliminate that legal obligation when they...
True – but the new alimony law enshrines the requirement that for adultery to influence the amount of an alimony award, it must have caused financial harm. Did a spouse shower gifts and money on a paramour to the detriment of the marital bottom line? Did a cheating...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threw out permanent alimony, so to speak, when he signed a momentous spousal support bill that took effect on July 1, 2023. The new law leaves other alimony types in place but provides new rules and standards for courts to apply. What was...
Only a handful of states still allow permanent alimony and Florida just left that small fold. Spousal support will not look the same in Florida starting today, July 1, 2023, when a major alimony-reform bill took effect. Officially presented to him on June 26, but...
It is not unusual for a Floridian to make plans to relocate to a foreign country once their divorce is final. After all, we have many immigrant families that still have ties to their home countries. When beginning a new life after a marriage ends, it may be a good...
The LAW OFFICES OF FORREST & Forrest, PLLC represents individuals in Fort Lauderdale in high-asset divorce matters. Daniel Forrest is board-certified family lawyer and mediator serving the South Florida area.
