Durational alimony is awarded to provide the recipient spouse with economic assistance for a specific period of time. An award of durational alimony will not exceed 50% percent of the length of a short-term marriage, 60% percent of the length of a moderate-term marriage, and 75% of the length of a long-term marriage. There is a rebuttableContinue reading “WHAT IS DURATIONAL ALIMONY IN FLORIDA?”
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WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING ALIMONY IN FLORIDA?
An alimony case involving the reimbursement of business expenses was recently decided by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned Ortega v. Wood. In Ortega v. Wood, the husband was an optician who owned an optical business with his mother. The wife sought to impute income to the husband for in-kind benefits and business expense reimbursements thatContinue reading “WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING ALIMONY IN FLORIDA?”
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ALIMONY IN FLORIDA?
There are four types of alimony in Florida. They are temporary alimony, bridge-the-gap alimony, rehabilitative alimony and durational alimony. Trial courts may award one or any combination of these four types of alimony. In a recent case captioned Ogle v. Ogle, the Florida Court of Appeal described the purpose of these different types of alimony. Temporary alimony isContinue reading “WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ALIMONY IN FLORIDA?”
PARENTAL DECISION MAKING IN FLORIDA
In Florida, courts may award shared parental responsibility, sole parental responsibility and ultimate decision making authority. Florida courts prefer to award shared parental decision making. Shared parental responsibility means that parents are required to attempt to confer and reach agreement on major issues that affect the welfare of their children. Major decisions include the children’sContinue reading “PARENTAL DECISION MAKING IN FLORIDA”
Wellington Florida Divorce – Division of Property and Assets
In making a division of property and assets in a divorce proceeding, there must be extraordinary circumstances to award an interim partial distribution. In Defanti v. Russell, the Florida Court of Appeal recently stated: “This is an appeal from the circuit court’s order granting the former wife’s amended sworn motion for summary judgment, which sought an interim partialContinue reading “Wellington Florida Divorce – Division of Property and Assets”
The Requirement to Purchase Life Insurance to Secure Alimony Awards in Florida
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 “The Requirement to Purchase Life Insurance to Secure Alimony Awards in Florida”
Relocation – Change of Parent’s Residence in Florida
Relocation Rulings Relocation is a change in the location of the principal residence of a parent from his principal place of residence at the time of the last order related to time-sharing, or at the time of filing the pending action to establish or modify time-sharing “Prior to October 1, 2009, ‘relocation’ was defined inContinue reading “Relocation – Change of Parent’s Residence in Florida”
Reduction of Alimony by Live-In Relationships in Florida
In alimony cases, living with someone may reduce or eliminate the need for alimony when the live-in relationship is found to be substantially equivalent to a remarriage. In a recently decided case captioned Bruce v. Bruce, the wife appealed the trial court’s refusal to award her alimony. The parties were married for twenty years. They had three children.Continue reading “Reduction of Alimony by Live-In Relationships in Florida”
Permanent Alimony in Florida
In a recently decided alimony case captioned Ritacco v. Ritacco, the Husband and Wife were married for more than twenty-two years. The Husband was the sole income provider during the marriage. The Wife raised the parties’ daughters, and did not work outside of the home. The Husband receives a salary, a pension, and owns a DROPContinue reading “Permanent Alimony in Florida”
Permanent Alimony in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
In Florida, permanent alimony is rebuttably presumed to be appropriate in a marriage that exceeds seventeen years. In a case captioned Hedden v. Hedden, the wife appealed a judgment terminating her marriage of thirty-seven years. The parties have two children. The wife was a stay-at-home mother for a majority of the marriage. The wife was last employed twelveContinue reading “Permanent Alimony in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida”
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