Alimony, also called spousal support, is a thorny issue in Florida. In the last several years, there's been a concentrated push to revise the rules in ways that would sharply limit the kind of alimony that dependent spouses are entitled to receive. In addition, changes in federal taxation laws have made alimony a more substantial burden on payers than it may have been in the past (when it was tax-deductible).
Why isn't 'permanent' alimony necessarily permanent?
The issue of "permanent" alimony has been a contentious one in Florida for several years now -- and the legal wrangling isn't likely to abate any time soon.
