News Articles - Alimony
Changes to Florida’s alimony law are on the table
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/
Bill To Do Away With Lifetime Alimony Payments In Florida Clears First House Panel
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
Lobbyists Line Up On Contentious Alimony Issue
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
Divorced dad gathers signatures to limit alimony payments in California
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
A legislative victory: Alimony reform group scores win
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