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TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday, June 30, signed a measure that will overhaul the state’s alimony laws, after three vetoes of similar bills and a decade of emotional

It will also set up a process for ex-spouses who make alimony payments to seek modifications to alimony agreements when they want to retire.

It took nearly ten years and four tries, but permanent alimony will end in Florida. Other forms of alimony also have changed. Heres what it means.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a measure that will overhaul the state’s alimony laws, after three vetoes of similar bills and a decade of emotional clashes over the issue.The measure (SB 1416) includes doing away with what is known as permanent alimony. DeSantis’ approval came a year after he nixed a similar bill that sought to eliminate permanent alimony and set up a formula for alimony amounts based on the length of marriage.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a measure that will overhaul the state’s alimony laws, after three vetoes of similar bills and a decade of emotional clashes over the issue.

The Florida Senate on Wednesday approved a plan to revamp the state’s alimony laws.

The bill headed to the Florida House would eliminate what is known as permanent alimony and create a formula for alimony payments based on the length of marriages.

The bill eliminates permanent alimony and creates a payment formula

For over a decade now, Florida Republicans have unsuccessfully tried to modernize their states alimony law for the 21st century. At every step, Republican governors have thwarted pro-family reforms.

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