Alimony payments may be reduced or terminated when a former spouse enters into a supportive relationship. The payor bears the burden to prove that a supportive relationship exists. Some of the factors that Florida courts assess in determining whether a supportive relationship exists are as follows: First, whether the recipient and the cohabiting party haveContinue reading “HOW DOES COHABITATION AFFECT ALIMONY IN FLORIDA?”
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ALIMONY IN FLORIDA – FLORIDA ALIMONY REFORM 2023 SIGNED INTO LAW
The Florida alimony reform bill passed the Florida legislature and was signed by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 30, 2023. This bill will have a significant impact on how alimony will be awarded in Florida. It applies to all initial petitions for dissolution of marriage that are filed or pending on July 1, 2023, and to certainContinue reading “ALIMONY IN FLORIDA – FLORIDA ALIMONY REFORM 2023 SIGNED INTO LAW”
Florida Alimony Reform – Retirement & The Modification of Alimony
A Petition for alimony or termination of alimony may be filed by an alimony obligor based upon his or her actual retirement, under the new alimony reform bill that was recently introduced in the Florida House of Representatives. In order for there to be a termination or modification of alimony, the following circumstances must occur: (i) theContinue reading “Florida Alimony Reform – Retirement & The Modification of Alimony”
Florida Alimony Reform – Cohabitation and the Modification of Alimony
The modification of alimony as a result of cohabitation and the entry into a supportive relationship was recently addressed as part of the Florida Alimony Reform Legislation that was introduced in the 2015 session of the Florida House of Representatives. Under the proposed legislation, the court may reduce alimony or terminate alimony when: (i) a supportive relationship exists orContinue reading “Florida Alimony Reform – Cohabitation and the Modification of Alimony”
Florida Alimony Reform Bill 2015 Fails in the Florida Legislature
Florida Alimony Reform legislation recently failed in the Florida legislature with the early departure of the Florida House of Representatives on April 28, 2015. A special session for the Florida legislature is likely to take place on June 1, 2015, however, Alimony Reform legislation may or may not be addressed at that time. The main point ofContinue reading “Florida Alimony Reform Bill 2015 Fails in the Florida Legislature”
Florida Alimony Statute – Florida Alimony Reform Bill 2015
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”
Father’s Rights – Paternity
In a recent paternity case captioned Perez v. Fay, the Florida Court of Appeal stated that a parent has a constitutionally protected right to a meaningful relationship with his child. Time-sharing privileges should not be denied to either parent as long as the parent conducts himself, while in the presence of the child, in a manner which willContinue reading “Father’s Rights – Paternity”
Unmarried Parent’s Rights in Palm Beach County, Florida
Unmarried father’s rights were discussed in a recently decided case captioned State of Florida Department of Revenue v. Augustin. The Florida statutes provide for a mechanism under which men may disestablish paternity and terminate their child support obligation. In order to do this a man must prove seven things. First, that since the initial establishment of the father’s paternity,Continue reading “Unmarried Parent’s Rights in Palm Beach County, Florida”
WHAT IS “DURATIONAL ALIMONY” IN FLORIDA?
In an alimony case captioned Speigner v. Speigner, the parties were married for almost twenty (20) years. Both parties worked during the course of the marriage. The Husband had the larger income. The Wife worked, raised the parties’ children and ran the household. After hearing the evidence, the trial court found that the Wife had aContinue reading “WHAT IS “DURATIONAL ALIMONY” IN FLORIDA?”
HOW ARE BUSINESSES VALUED IN HIGH ASSET/HIGH NET-WORTH DIVORCES IN FLORIDA?
Valuation dates are important in high asset/high net-worth divorces cases in Florida. In a case captioned Murphy v. Murphy, the Florida Court of Appeal recently addressed this issue. In Murphy v. Murphy the Husband appealed the Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage. The Wife cross-appealed the trial court’s Final Judgment. The Husband and Wife were married in 2001. InContinue reading “HOW ARE BUSINESSES VALUED IN HIGH ASSET/HIGH NET-WORTH DIVORCES IN FLORIDA?”
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