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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. Here's 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.