TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Among the bills making their way through the Florida Legislature in 2022 is one aimed at imposing limits on alimony payments when a marriage is dissolved. House Bill 1395, called ...

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.

On June 30, 2023, Governor DeSantis signed landmark legislation, which made sweeping changes to Florida’s alimony laws. Similar attempts have failed in prior years, including a veto by DeSantis of 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 ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a bill late Wednesday that would have ended permanent alimony in Florida. Scott vetoed the measure (SB 718) just four hours before the midnight deadline to ...

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 ...