Alimony

By Jorge Alonso 05/11/2021 “…There’s a good chance Melinda Gates will get billions of dollars in her divorce from her estranged billionaire husband Bill Gates, who is worth an estimated $146 billion, but it seems like their three children Jennifer, 25, Rory, 21, and Phoebe, 18, aren’t going to get as much…” Read the entire

By News 4 JAX 03/22/2021 “…Legislation heard Monday afternoon in a Florida Senate Committee would end permanent alimony and set formulas for how much and how long a spouse would make or receive payments…” Read the entire article: https://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/2021/03/22/changes-to-floridas-alimony-law-are-on-the-table/

By Ryan Dailey – WFSU 01/22/2020 “… Republican state legislators are trying to abolish Florida’s ‘permanent’ alimony system. A bill in both chambers would place caps on the duration of payments, but a Florida Bar section is opposing the changes. …” Read the entire article: https://news.wfsu.org/post/bill-do-away-lifetime-alimony-payments-florida-clears-first-house-panel

By Dara Kam – WJCT 10/25/2019 “…The messy issue of overhauling Florida’s alimony laws could be making a political comeback, based on a lineup of high-powered lobbyists engaged to wage the 2020 legislative session’s iteration of divorce wars. …”  Read the entire article: https://news.wjct.org/post/lobbyists-line-contentious-alimony-issue

By Andrew Sheeler – The Sacramento Bee 08/07/2019 “… A Southern California businessman is renewing a campaign to give voters a say over the state’s divorce and spousal support laws. …” Read the entire article: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article233616742.html#storylink=cpy

By Reformer on 05/12/2017 “…The task force is comprised of one member of the House and one senator; the state’s chief superior judge; a Superior Court judge “who has significant experience” in family court; two experienced family law attorneys; a Vermont Alimony Reform member; and a representative of the Vermont Commission on Women. …” Read

By First Post on 04/21/2017 “…With the Supreme Court now poised to tell us exactly how to live and breathe and bring up toddlers the latest pronouncement of what a man should pay as alimony could cause a bit of consternation. In its wisdom, the judiciary has pegged the alimony at 25 percent of the man’s

By Daily Mail 6/10/2016 “…In a landmark court ruling, a woman has won a £300,000 share of her ex-husband’s fortune – more than two decades after they divorced.  …” Read the entire article:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3634949/Victory-hippy-millionaire-s-unemployed-ex-wife-wins-500-000-share-fortune-money-decade-broke-up.html#ixzz4BgXIlXqx