Category Archives: Alimony
My Alimony Payment is Late—What Should I Do?
Under Florida law (Florida Statutes § 61.08), a spouse may be awarded durational alimony following a divorce. Durational alimony in Florida is a form of spousal support awarded for a specific period based on the length of the marriage. What happens if your spouse missed a durational alimony payment? You have the right to… Read More »
I Know My Ex is in a New Relationship—Can I Stop Paying Alimony?
Are you paying alimony in Florida? If your former spouse recently entered a new relationship, you may have questions about whether or not you have to keep making payments. The short answer is that you automatically halt payments unless your ex got remarried. If they are in a new, non-marital relationship, you may be… Read More »
A Guide to Florida’s Alimony Reform (2023)
Recently, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1416 (SB 1416) into law. SB 1416 is a significant reform to the state’s spousal support laws. Among other things, the legislation effectively ends permanent alimony in Florida. The new law officially took effect in the state on July 1st, 2023. Within this article, our Boca… Read More »
I Am Getting Divorced in Florida: Will I Be Required to Pay Alimony?
Alimony (spousal support & spousal maintenance) is an allowance paid by a person to their former spouse following a divorce. Under Florida law (Florida Statutes § 61.08), alimony is not guaranteed—it will only be awarded in certain circumstances. For reference, an academic study cited by CNN Money found that alimony is awarded in around… Read More »
How Alimony Payments May Change Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
For divorced and divorcing taxpayers, alimony will be treated a different way beginning next year. As part of the larger tax overhaul last year, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act eliminated the ability of alimony-payers to deduct their support payments each year on their federal taxes. Instead, the person receiving the alimony payment will… Read More »
What Are the Different Types of Alimony in Florida?
Alimony, also called spousal maintenance, is a court-ordered transfer of money between a higher-earning spouse to a lower-earning spouse during a period of separation, and possibly for a period of time after their divorce is finalized. While the spouses are free to negotiate their own alimony payments, most couples will go through the court… Read More »
