The Alimony Bill of 2015 is dead, a casualty of the budget battle in the Florida Legislature. Hopes were running high that this year the legislature would amend the alimony statute to make it more predictable and more fair to Florida citizens, but those hopes were dashed when the legislative session expired without the bill […]
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Alimony In Florida, A Thorny Issue
The Florida legislature enacted Florida Statutes, Section 61.08, to give trial courts the discretion to award alimony to either party in the appropriate dissolution of marriage case. However, the legislature established limits to the trial court’s discretion in awarding such alimony. Foremost, to get alimony in Florida, the trial court must make a specific factual […]