Alimony

Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains a Growing Florida Appellate Conflict Over the New Alimony Law

Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains a Growing Florida Appellate Conflict Over the New Alimony Law

Florida's alimony law changed significantly in 2023, and ever since, courts across the state have been working through exactly how those changes apply to cases that were already underway when the new...

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Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains Why Florida Judges Must Show Their Work on Alimony and Asset Division

Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains Why Florida Judges Must Show Their Work on Alimony and Asset Division

When you're waiting on a final judgment in your divorce, it's natural to focus on the bottom line: How much alimony will I pay or receive? How will the house, the retirement accounts, and the savings...

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What a 2026 Florida Appeals Court Ruling Means for Alimony When Your Spouse Can’t Pay Right Now

What a 2026 Florida Appeals Court Ruling Means for Alimony When Your Spouse Can’t Pay Right Now

If you are going through a divorce in Tampa and the question of alimony is on the table, a recent Florida appellate decision has something important to say about your situation. The case is Atkinson ...

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

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 as a Tampa, FL alimony lawyer can explain. The ref...

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

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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Permanent Alimony Is Gone: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains

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 ...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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