A married couple will rarely receive an inheritance together. More typically, one spouse will receive an inheritance via a bequest individually, i.e. “to my loving daughter” What happens to this inherited property after a Florida divorce? Marital Property vs. Non-Marital Property in Florida The Florida statutes
Divorce is hard. In fact, it’s devastating. While some people distract themselves by throwing themselves into their work, others let their work suffer while they go through the divorce process. So, your spouse may indeed be reflecting this life change in his or her financial situation.…And
After an order for alimony is entered by the court, it is enforceable by Florida courts. It does not matter whether the order was temporary or final. If an order was entered by the court with due notice given to the obligor, it must be followed
Alimony is the support awarded to a husband or wife simply because they were your husband or wife. This ongoing support ties you to your ex-spouse for years after a divorce but alimony is rarely permanent. How do I modify my alimony after my Florida divorce?
Adultery and Divorce unfortunately often go together in a Florida divorce. In the old days of Florida’s past, proof of adultery both allowed for a divorce and barred the adulterer from ever requesting alimony. Presumably, the courts exercised broad discretion back then and punished adulterers by
When calculating alimony the courts first test is to compare the party’s need with the other party’s ability to pay. Both of these amounts are largely determined by the parties’ incomes. When one of the parties has a drastic change in income during the divorce proceedings (and
Whether it’s determining alimony or determining child support in a Naples, Florida divorce, income is the biggest factor in determining either of those obligations. The Florida statute goes into great specifics about what shall be considered income for the purposes of child support or alimony. “Income”
Elderly or grey divorces are becoming more and more common. Age can be a factor in Florida divorces insofar as it impacts alimony. In Florida people over age 65 have an extra right to speedy trial (for presumably morbid reasons). “Civil actions involving elderly parties; speedy trial.—In
The primary factor that Florida courts consider in determining the length of an alimony award is the length of the marriage. “For purposes of determining alimony, there is a rebuttable presumption that a short-term marriage is a marriage having a duration of less than 7 years,
Common knowledge of how divorce works is usually picked up in bits and pieces from pop culture, almost all of which comes out of California television studios. In reality, there are 50 states with their own individual divorce laws. So, while television shows have long mentioned
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