Experienced South Florida Family Law Attorneys
While divorce proceedings can be difficult for both spouses, men can be affected in different ways both financially and emotionally. The tendency of some men to internalize their concerns regarding issues such as alimony or child support may put them at a disadvantage...
Florida residents paying or receiving alimony as well as those contemplating divorce may be interested in recent actions by the state Legislature aimed at reviving a bill changing how alimony payments are awarded. The proposed changes would put a cap on some alimony...
A group of women in Florida is working to make alimony laws more uniform. As the law stands, judges have discretion over the amount that one spouse must pay the other after they divorce. In some cases, retired women are ordered to pay alimony that exceeds half of...
A number of different state legislatures, including Florida, began to consider the use of formulas to calculate alimony or the abolishment of permanent alimony in 2013. Alimony is a type of monthly payment or lump sum that a husband or wife pays his or her former...
While many Florida couples continue to live happily together, it's no secret that a sizable percentage of marriages end in divorce. Achieving an equitable separation can be a great challenge when each party holds a fundamental interest in the outcome. One woman...
Now that an increasing number of working wives outearn their husbands, family practice lawyers in Broward County and elsewhere throughout the nation are seeing a new phenomenon: courts are ordering these women to pay alimony to their soon-to-be ex-husbands, and the...
A bill that would have drastically altered Florida alimony law was vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott. The bill would have changed alimony law by capping or eliminating some payments. The payments have been considered to be crucial to spouses in the process of rebuilding their...
Last week, the Florida Senate voted to pass a new bill that would put an end to permanent alimony payments in Florida. The bill also includes making other changes in how alimony is calculated and awarded to ex-spouses.Lawmakers and supporters of the bill argue that...
Wealthy, married couples in South Florida may be comfortable with their current lifestyles. Couples may be able to afford going out to eat on a regular basis and participating in a variety of activities when both spouses are earning high incomes. Other couples may be...