The Florida Alimony Reform 2023 brought significant changes to how alimony is handled in the state. The most notable change is the elimination of permanent alimony. This means that courts can no longer award alimony that lasts indefinitely. Instead, the focus is on limited-term support.
What qualifies a recipient spouse for alimony in Florida are several factors, among them: The standard of living established during the marriage. The length of the marriage. Both spouse's financial resources, including the non-marital, marital property, assets, and liabilities.
What qualifies a recipient spouse for alimony in Florida are several factors, among them: The standard of living established during the marriage. The length of the marriage. Both spouse's financial resources, including the non-marital, marital property, assets, and liabilities.
However, the average alimony most spouses can receive in Florida will not exceed 40% of the gross income of the spouse paying the alimony. On the other hand, if the marriage has lasted less than seven years, then it will not exceed 20% of the gross income of the spouse paying.
If you are still living with your spouse or former spouse, alimony payments are not tax-deductible. You must make payments after physical separation for them to qualify as tax-deductible. Don't file a joint tax return. If you and your spouse file a joint income tax return, you can't deduct alimony payments.
Caps on Terms of Alimony Florida's new law institutes caps on alimony terms for rehabilitative alimony and durational alimony: Rehabilitative alimony is now capped at 5 years. For marriages lasting 3 to 10 years, durational alimony can't exceed 50% of the marriage's length.