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In Florida Law Weekly, Volume 50, Number 4, January 31, 2025, page 228, Woodard v Woodard, the Second District Court of Appeal discussed Alimony and the elimination of Permanent Alimony.  In this case, the court found that the elimination of permanent alimony from section 61.08, effective July 1. 2023, applies to initial petitions for dissolution of marriage that were pending on the effective date. 

The initial petition for dissolution of marriage in this case before the court, in which the husband was awarded permanent alimony, remained pending on July 1, 2023. However, the final judgment was rendered in February 2033, when the former wife’s timely appeal from the judgment was still pending on July 1. The case was remanded to the trial court for reconsideration of the alimony award. 

The court further noted that, in considering the award of alimony to the former husband, the trial court must consider the applicability of the 2023 versions of section 61.08(1)(a), which provided that the court may consider adultery and any resulting economic impact in determining the amount of an alimony award, and section 61.14(1)(b), which provided that a court must reduce or terminate an award of support, maintenance, or alimony upon specific written findings by the court that a supportive relationship has existed between the obligee and a person unrelated to the obligee by consanguinity or affinity.

If you have more questions regarding a Marital and Family Law matter, you may call Ann Marie Giordano Gilden at Ann Marie Giordano Gilden, P.A. at 407-732-7620 and set an initial consultation. You may also visit my website at: https://www.annmariegildenlaw.com 

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