Twice married to the same person - and Alimony

[Attorney Howard Iken]

Forster v. Forster, May 1, 2009, 5th District Court of Appeal


The couple divorced and alimony was granted to the wife after the husband defaulted. (He did not respond to the proceedings). After they were divorced - they later remarried. Alimony terminates on remarriage. Then they decided to get divorced, once again.

The trial court decided the second marriage was fraudulent - possibly initiated by the husband to get his alimony obligation terminated. Because the court decided the second marriage was fraudulent, it ruled the two marriages would be treated like one long marriage and there should be alimony.

The trial court simply reinstated the previous alimony amount. The appeals court decided the trial court had to calculate a new amount of alimony based on the incomes and abilities of each party - at the time of the second divorce.




Attorney Howard Iken


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[devastated1]

I think this is sad all the way around. The wife maybe was hoping for the best and the husband either a loser or desperate. Divorce is horrible all around and not always fair. How do you cope with the financial burdens that it leads to?