On April 4, the Florida Senate voted 29-11 in favor of Senate Bill 718, which is also known as the alimony reform bill.  Bill 718 eliminates permanent alimony, which requires one spouse, usually the male, to pay alimony for the rest of his life.  Permanent alimony was instituted years ago when the husband was the [...]

Florida is one of a handful of states that allows permanent lifetime alimony that does not end at retirement, but only ceases upon death or remarriage of the recipient.  This law can have devastating consequences for the former spouse who has to pay out this permanent alimony. Florida Alimony Reform (FAR) is America’s largest alimony [...]

On June 5th, Ingrid Agbebaku was found shot to death in a condominium where she was staying with her grandmother. Her husband, Eugene Agbebaku, was found across the street with a self inflicted gunshot wound. Neighbor Gerges Hanna heard gunshots and ran outside, and that is where he found Ingrid’s two children, ages 5 years [...]

Lump Sum Alimony Explained (not really a type of alimony, but how the alimony is paid) There are several types of alimony which can be awarded in a dissolution of marriage (divorce) proceeding in Florida.  In the next couple of weeks I will be discussing the different types of alimony and under what circumstances the [...]