It is quite common nowadays for people to choose to live together in a mutually supportive relationship rather than get married. A cohabitating couple like this may live like spouses. For example, one may stay home with the children while the other works and furthers...
Alimony
Ex-spouse remind you of Ebenezer Scrooge? Remedies for past-due alimony, part 2
Today we are revisiting the situation in which a paying ex-spouse is delinquent on their alimony payments. If you face this as a spousal support recipient, Florida law gives state courts flexibility to craft a variety of remedies. Injunction to preserve assets Florida...
Scrooge isn’t the only cheapskate: Collecting alimony arrearages in Florida, part 1
Is your ex behind on their spousal support payments to you? Do you rely on that alimony to pay expenses or bills? Does the money help to maintain the home you provide for your children? Whatever your ex-spouse’s reasons, Florida law provides ways for you to request...
Part 2: In Florida divorce, how do you prove genuine need for alimony?
In part 1, we introduced Florida alimony and the development of evidence to support a support award, including the role of marital misconduct. Today, we will focus on relevant factors that would support (or not support) a court order for alimony. Make a budget The...
Part 1: How do you show actual need for alimony in a Florida divorce?
Alimony, also known as spousal support, is the payment of money from one ex-spouse to the other after divorce. For a person seeking support from their former spouse, specific kinds of evidence will strengthen their case that alimony would be appropriate under Florida...
The lazy ex: Imputation of income in Florida divorce proceedings
When a family goes through divorce, the court examines the spouses’ incomes, along with other relevant factors and legal requirements, to determine appropriate transfer of money between them after the marriage in the form of child support or alimony. But what happens...
Coronavirus layoffs: How fast can you modify Florida alimony payments?
As the state of Florida slowly opens, the 17th Judicial Circuit Courts in Broward County will open with limited services provided by the Clerk of Courts on June 1, but courtrooms remain physically closed to the public. As of this May 27 writing, Broward County courts...
“I just can’t afford it.”
Options available to Florida alimony payors in times of financial uncertainty and unrest At this time of personal and economic uncertainty because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Floridians impacted by job loss or income reduction may find themselves unable to pay alimony...
Daddy’s girl
Imputing income based on continuous and regular gifts from parentsIn a Florida divorce, a major, relevant factor considered in setting alimony or child support awards is income earned by either party. When we think about what income is, of course, wages and salaries...
Red, white and the alimony blues
Postjudgment downward alimony modifications in FloridaUnfortunately, sometimes the fireworks of conflict never go away between some divorced parties. Sometimes, changed circumstances evolve after divorce that make an alimony arrangement inequitable.When and how might...
The Law Office 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.
