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On Behalf of Matthew Lane & Associates, P.A. | Jan 5, 2012 | Alimony It is the exceptional case where a couple’s resources are sufficient to maintain two separate households with the same standard of living. “The standard-of-living is not a super-factor” over the other considerations. Donoff v. Donoff, 940 So. 2d 1221, 1225 (Fla. 4th DCAContinue reading “Alimony Case – Standard of Living in Florida”

In awarding alimony, the calculation of income from investments should reflect current reality. In Tarkow v. Tarkow, the Florida Court of Appeal stated that: “(WALLACE, Judge.) Based on claims by Stanley A. Tarkow (the Former Husband) that his financial circumstances had changed substantially and that Miriam R, Tarkow, n/k/a Katherine Kofler (the Former Wife), is in aContinue reading “Alimony Martin County, Florida”

The correct standard for temporary alimony balances needs, as fixed by the parties’ standard of living and the ability to pay on the other. In Hoffman v. Hoffman, the Florida Court of Appeal recently stated: “Although the order under review is a temporary support order in which the circuit court has broad discretion, we conclude that the circuitContinue reading “Alimony on Singer Island, Florida”

The pending Florida Alimony Reform Bill was recently revised in the Florida Senate. The original version of the bill was replaced by a committee substitute. The revised bill creates new alimony guidelines. In calculating alimony, the Court is to first calculate the amount of each party’s monthly gross income. Included in a party’s monthly gross income are the actualContinue reading “Florida Alimony Statute – Florida Alimony Reform Bill 2015”

In a recent alimony case captioned Gillette v. Gillette, the Florida Court of Appeal refused to impute income to a small business owner who chose to continue working in his own business rather than working for a larger employer. The parties in this marriage were married for twelve years. The Husband was an engineer at aContinue reading “Alimony for Self-employed, Small Business Owners in Florida”

In a recent decided alimony case captioned Shimer v. Corey, the Florida Court of Appeal held that the lower court made a mistake when it required the Husband to purchase a life insurance policy as part of the alimony award in this case. The Florida statutes permit a court to require a party to maintain aContinue reading “Alimony in Palm Beach Gardens Florida”

In an alimony case, a trial court may require a paying spouse to maintain life insurance under certain circumstances. In order for a court to require a paying spouse to maintain life insurance, the trial court must find that the insurance is available, it must state the cost of the policy, and it must determine the thatContinue reading “Alimony in Florida – Paying Spouse to Purchase Life Insurance”

In a modification of alimony proceeding, a trial court can temporarily modify an alimony award while the award is being appealed. It cannot alter the actual alimony award during the pendency of the appeal. In Horowitz v. Horowitz the Florida Court of Appeal recently stated: “[T]he trial court may conduct a hearing on the modification petition and issue ordersContinue reading “Modification of Alimony in Palm Beach, Florida”

Imputation of alimony was recently discussed by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned Frerking v. Stacy. In this case, the former wife appealed a trial court’s decision that denied her request for permanent alimony and imputed income to her. The parties were married for nineteen years. The Florida Court of appeal pointed out that permanentContinue reading “Alimony in Boca Raton, Florida – Imputation of Income”

As part of an alimony obligation, a payor may be required to purchase life insurance to secure the award. In a recently decided case captioned Sager v. Sager the former husband appealed the final judgment. He argued that the trial court erred in requiring him to purchase life insurance to secure his alimony obligation. Husband and wife were marriedContinue reading “LIFE INSURANCE IN A FLORIDA DIVORCE”