Hello. I'm Kenny Leigh of Kenny Leigh and Associates. Our firm exclusively represents men in the area of family law. I'm here today with attorney Andrew Garrow and we're going to talk about alimony. Can you give a brief explanation of what alimony is?

Kenny Leigh & Associates specializes in divorce as well as other family law litigation, and represents men exclusively. The following are some of our cases and the results we have attained. As you read the examples below, you should keep in mind that the facts may be different from your case; nuances exist in every case that may not be obvious, but that can definitely affect the outcome. Additionally, a judge could wake up on a different side of the bed one day, causing a completely different ruling.

There is a new law on the horizon that could level the legal playing field for fathers in Florida. State lawmakers have brought fathers’ rights closer to equality by passing SB 1248, a bill that revamps alimony and shared parenting time arrangements. Here are the top five things you need to know about the proposed shared parenting and alimony reforms coming to the Sunshine State.

Florida is a no fault state.  That does not mean that adultery has zero effect on a divorce.  Many people want to use adultery in a punitive manner, but unfortunately, or fortunately, it cannot be done.  Most people want to use it as a defense or offense regarding alimony.  If you are the person seeking alimony, the other persons adultery means next to nothing.  It only comes into play if the adulterous party spent significant marital funds furthering the adulterous relationship.  For example, if the adulterer purchased jewelry for, say, $5,000.00, for the party for whom the adulterine party is having the affair with, then half of that $5,000.00 would be marital and theoretically should be paid back to the non-adulterous spouse. 

The new alimony law is slowly making its way through the legislature.  It has not been signed by the governor as of the date of this blog.  Things could change in the analysis below, but this is where it stands: