The purpose of permanent alimony is to provide for the needs and necessities of the recipient as they were established during the course of the marriage. It is not intended to divide the parties’ future income in order to create financial equality. Permanent alimony is inappropriate when there is not a permanent inability on the part of the recipient to become self-sustaining.
An alimony case was recently decided by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned Baron v. Baron. In Barron v. Barron, the Wife appealed a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage that denied her request for permanent periodic alimony. The parties were...
A division of property and assets case was recently decided by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned O'Neill v. O'Neill. In this case, the Husband appealed the equitable distribution award issued by the trial court. The lower court improperly included in the...