Category Archives: Alimony Modification
How Does Job Loss Affect Alimony Payments in Florida?
Alimony is one of the most contentious terms of divorce. Alimony payments are very helpful and can help you cover your rent, mortgage, groceries, and other expenses after divorcing your spouse. However, if your former spouse loses their job, this can leave you uncertain about what will happen to your support payments. Employment changes… Read More »
How Long Do You Have to Be Married in Florida to Receive Alimony?
Divorce is not only an emotionally challenging experience. It can also be financially difficult. This is particularly true for people who relied on their spouse to provide for them financially during the marriage. In certain cases, spousal support, commonly referred to as alimony, can help make the transition to single life easier. In July… Read More »
How Long Will You Have to Pay Alimony in Florida?
Spousal support, more commonly referred to as alimony, is monetary payments made from one spouse to another during and after divorce proceedings. The purpose of alimony is to help a lower-earning spouse financially support themselves as they are ending their marriage and often, for a certain period of time afterwards. Those who are ordered… Read More »
FAQs About Alimony in Florida
There are many different terms involved in the divorce process. Of them all, alimony is one of the most contentious, and confusing. If you feel as though you deserve spousal support, or you believe your spouse will make unfair requests for it, you likely have many questions. Below, one of our alimony attorneys in… Read More »
What are Grounds to Terminate Alimony in Florida?
Spousal support, more commonly known as alimony, is a contentious issue in many divorce cases. In Florida, there are many factors that can result in a termination or modification of alimony payments. Knowing what those factors are can greatly help you understand what your financial future may look like in the years following your… Read More »
Under What Circumstances Can Alimony Be Modified in Florida?
If you have been ordered to pay alimony after divorce, it can pose a serious financial burden. Like all other terms within a divorce decree, alimony decisions are final and legally binding. Still, this does not mean that alimony cannot be modified. Modifying alimony is very difficult, though, and you will have to prove… Read More »
Is It Possible to Avoid Alimony in a Tampa Divorce?
Of all the different factors of divorce, alimony is one of the most contentious and it is very difficult to determine up front whether you can avoid paying alimony. The purpose of alimony is to allow one party to financially support him or herself and their family during and after a divorce. Not all… Read More »
Understanding When You Can, And Cannot, Modify Alimony In Florida
In Tampa, as throughout the rest of Florida, there is no guarantee that a judge will award alimony during the divorce process. When it is awarded, a judge will take many factors into consideration. The main factors considered are the requesting spouse’s need for alimony, and the other party’s ability to pay it. Like… Read More »
What are Reasons to Reduce Alimony?
Paying alimony to your former spouse after divorce never gets easier. In most situations in fact, it becomes worse as you continue to make payments to someone long after the divorce is over. Fortunately, the Florida courts recognize that a person’s circumstances may change and when they do, it may be reason to reduce… Read More »
Alimony and Potential Alimony Modification
The award of alimony (also known as spousal support) is a key issue at the center of many divorces and must be resolved during the course of a proceeding for dissolution or voluntary property settlement. Alimony is a court ordered payment by one party to the former spouse for purposes of support after the… Read More »
