Alimony is one of the central issues that need to be addressed during the divorce process. In Florida, alimony is calculated based on a variety of factors that can impact the financial needs of a spouse, such as the length of the marriage and the relative earning capacity of both...
Category: Alimony

What Types of Alimony Are Available in Florida?
If you are in the midst of divorce, you may have concerns about whether you will have to pay alimony. Also referred to as “spousal maintenance,” alimony is money that one former spouse pays to the other former spouse. Usually, it is financial support that the spouse with the greater income...
What Can I Do If My Spouse Stops Paying Alimony?
The Fight for Alimony Reform in Florida
One of the most hotly contested issues in a divorce is alimony. Alimony is paid by one spouse to the other spouse during the divorce process or for a period of time after the divorce is finalized. It is usually required of the higher earner to pay the spouse who is...
Why Don’t More Men Get Alimony?
There are approximately 400,000 people in the country who receive payments in the form of alimony. Of these people, only 3 percent were men. That may not be surprising to you, as we typically think of women as the people who receive post-divorce support.
It may be more...
Tax Bill Passes: Get Ready for Changes to Alimony
The new federal tax reform has passed, and those paying or receiving alimony need to pay attention. In the final version of the plan, the way that alimony is handled come tax time has changed. Divorce lawyers are pointing out that the process of ending a marriage may be more complicated than...