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Under the laws of every state, you can modify or terminate your spousal support. Each state is going to have some statutory requirement that you’re going to have to meet to modify. In Florida, the big question is, has there been a substantial change in circumstances since the alimony was ordered? And they’re looking for some material and significant change. This change is involuntary and it’s unanticipated at the time of divorce. So for example, you pay support and you have lost your job to no fault of your
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own that is involuntary and key component here. You’re unable to get another job. You’ve searched and you’re now unemployed. That typically is considered a substantial change in circumstance necessary to modify your alimony. Also some key components termination. Alimony can terminate. Often it terminates you know after the duration. It can terminate if the other party that is receiving alimony gets married. And then there is something also called a supportive relationship. And some states will allow you to
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terminate alimony if you’re paying it and the other person that’s receiving alimony gets into a supportive relationship. States now are putting in their laws termination based upon retirement. Like Florida has now done that. You can seek termination of your alimony obligation, especially if it’s a permanent alimony obligation upon retirement and it needs to be legitimate retirement at a, you know, a legitimate retirement age and you’re not seeking to quote retire, terminate alimony and then
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go back to work. If you’re legitimately retiring, you can come in and seek to terminate your alimony based on
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