09/06/26

Do Bonuses Count Toward Alimony? A Tampa Divorce Lawyer’s Guide

Here is a sentence that ended a marriage and then started nearly a decade of litigation: alimony would be thirty percent of the husband's "gross income," defined as the "periodic income" he receives ...

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09/02/26

Permanent Alimony Is Gone: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains

If you are in the middle of a Florida divorce, you have probably had the unsettling feeling that the rules are moving underneath you. You are not imagining it. Florida rewrote its alimony statute in ...

Alimony

08/14/26

What Does a Florida Court Actually Require in a Rehabilitative Alimony Plan, and What Gets Rejected?

Rehabilitative alimony is one of the most misunderstood types of alimony available in Florida divorces. People hear the name and assume it means any alimony that is intended to help a spouse get back...

Alimony

08/13/26

I Have a Permanent Alimony Order From 2015 — Can Florida’s 2023 Reform Change It?

The 2023 Florida alimony reform generated immediate and persistent confusion about what it means for people who already have alimony orders in place. The reform eliminated permanent alimony going for...

Alimony

08/12/26

Does Adultery Affect Alimony in Florida, and What Does “Economic Impact” Actually Mean?

Adultery is one of the most emotionally charged issues in any divorce, and one of the most misunderstood in terms of its legal consequences. People going through a divorce in Tampa often come in with...

Alimony

08/11/26

Can Your Ex’s New Live-In Partner End Your Alimony Obligation in Florida?

Alimony in Florida does not automatically end when a former spouse begins dating someone new. But when that relationship evolves into something more, when a new partner moves in and contributes to th...

Alimony

08/10/26

Can You Stop Paying Alimony When You Retire in Florida? What the Law Actually Says

Retirement is a question that comes up in almost every alimony case involving a paying spouse who is in their fifties or older. The paying spouse wants to know whether retirement will end or reduce t...

Alimony

08/09/26

Bridge-the-Gap, Rehabilitative, or Durational Alimony: Which Type Applies to Your Florida Divorce?

Florida law offers several distinct types of alimony, each designed for different circumstances and each with its own rules about duration, modifiability, and purpose. Since the 2023 alimony reform e...

Alimony

08/08/26

How Is the Durational Alimony Cap Calculated in Florida for Short-, Moderate-, and Long-Term Marriages?

Florida's 2023 alimony reform replaced permanent alimony with a durational alimony framework built around the length of the marriage. For the first time, Florida law now establishes explicit caps on ...

Alimony

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Do Bonuses Count Toward Alimony? A Tampa Divorce Lawyer’s Guide

Permanent Alimony Is Gone: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains

What Does a Florida Court Actually Require in a Rehabilitative Alimony Plan, and What Gets Rejected?

I Have a Permanent Alimony Order From 2015 — Can Florida’s 2023 Reform Change It?

Does Adultery Affect Alimony in Florida, and What Does “Economic Impact” Actually Mean?

Can Your Ex’s New Live-In Partner End Your Alimony Obligation in Florida?

Can You Stop Paying Alimony When You Retire in Florida? What the Law Actually Says

Bridge-the-Gap, Rehabilitative, or Durational Alimony: Which Type Applies to Your Florida Divorce?

How Is the Durational Alimony Cap Calculated in Florida for Short-, Moderate-, and Long-Term Marriages?

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