Florida Alimony Law
If you or your spouse are seeking alimony, you must gather facts and build arguments based on the statutory factors. The Florida alimony statute requires a judge to consider certain factors, shown on our alimony puzzle. You must have provable facts supporting or denying each and every one of the factors. The most important factors are "the length of the marriage," the need for money of one spouse, and the ability of the other spouse to pay that amount.
Alimony is unpredictable and you should never assume the judge will give alimony or refuse to give alimony. That is why you should do your best to look at the factors and gather supporting facts in your favor.
The main types of alimony are:
Permanent periodic alimony - the traditional type of alimony that continues until death or remarriage.
Rehabilitative alimony - also called "bridge the gap" - payments for a definite amount and a defined period of time. The payments allow the spouse to return to school or make other life adjustments as necessary.
Lump Sum alimony - not really a form of alimony but a way to distribute property. If the spouse that has property (such as a business) does not have a pool of cash, the court allows regular payments for a defined period of time. In rare situations, regular-support type alimony may be paid in one lump sum and referred to as lump-sum alimony in your final order.
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