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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Obligations of financial support for ex-spouses of sponsored legal residentsImmigration is certainly at the forefront of current news headlines, even impacting issues of divorce in Florida.If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident with a green card to work...
Exploring the new provisions of the Tax Code regarding the coming nondeductibility of alimony In all the news about tax cuts in the recent federal tax reform bill, most people have not heard about an earthshattering change in the family-law world poised to take effect...