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 ...

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 ...

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 — Could the fourth time be the charm? After governors have vetoed three previous attempts to change Florida’s alimony laws, the latest revamp is headed to the full Senate for a vote. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Could the fourth time be the charm? After governors have vetoed three previous attempts to change Florida’s alimony laws, the ...

Does the end of permanent alimony in Florida matter for same-sex couples? It depends. Floridians may finally be saying goodbye to permanent alimony just as some same-sex couples are approaching the ...

After three vetoes of similar measures, a proposal to revamp state alimony laws — one of the most emotionally charged issues tackled by Florida lawmakers over the past decade — is back on track in ...

Debbie Leff Israel, the Weston woman who helped start the Florida Second Wives Club, won’t marry her fiancée because her salary can be used to recalculate what he pays to support his ex-wife. Alan ...

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 ...