Two previous attempts ended in vetoes, but a new bill setting a formula and range for alimony is heading to the Florida Legislature, writes attorney Jeffrey A. Weissman. We've just endured a ...

Florida could become one of the first states in the country to overhaul the alimony system by ending life-long payments and allowing judges to change existing deals -- if Gov. Rick Scott signs the ...

Four bills and a decade of emotional clashes later, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new Florida law that will overhaul the state’s alimony laws, including ending what is known as permanent alimony.

TALLAHASSEE Florida lawmakers sent Gov. Rick Scott a bill Thursday that would drastically overhaul the state’s alimony laws, reforming payments that opponents say have been critical to ex-spouses – ...

Elisa Del Rey is a mother and a teacher in her late 40s. Every month, she barely scrapes by after accounting for her children’s needs. Not because of low teacher pay, or the high cost of childcare or ...

Paying alimony for life soon could be dead in Florida, if the state Legislature approves radical reforms this year. This would be the second such attempt to do away with an alimony system that some ...

Southwest Florida family law attorneys said legislation that rewrites Florida's divorce statutes, which is awaiting the attention of Gov. Rick Scott, could have major impacts positive and negative on ...

TALLAHASSEE Like divorce itself, the push to reform alimony in Florida has been messy, with two legitimately concerned sides and little trust between them. Florida is one of just a handful of states ...