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A proposal (SB 1416/HB 1409) to revamp Florida's alimony laws — one of the most emotionally charged issues tackled by state lawmakers over the past decade — is back on the agenda during the 2023 Florida legislature.
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One of the most controversial parts of this year’s legislation would change the process for modification of alimony when people who have been paying seek to retire. Critics argued the plan could impoverish older ex-spouses who have been homemakers and are dependent on the payments.
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Citing what they say is a tremendous public and private cost to Floridians from divorce, two Republican state legislators want to create a “Florida...
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Florida Senators have approved a measure closing a loophole that allows child marriage. The bill is being called historic. If the proposal passes the...
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In Florida, 16- and 17-year-olds can get married to someone of any age with the signature of a parent. If a girl is pregnant, she can get married at any…
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A new report provides a state-by-state catalog of laws regarding child marriage. The goal: spur policymakers to put in place more "meaningful safeguards."
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Florida would no longer issue marriage licenses to couples younger than 18 under bill filed Monday by Republican lawmakers.
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The graduation ceremony for Florida Keys Community College's Corrections Basic Recruit Academy this week led to more celebration than expected.Graduate…
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Median household income in Florida has returned to the same range as it was before the recession. New figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census...
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This summer, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties declared Florida’s gay-marriage ban unconstitutional.Those back-to-back court rulings…
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It only took a few hours for the state Attorney General’s office to appeal Thursday’s Monroe County ruling declaring Florida’s ban on same sex marriage…
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06/30/14 - Monday's Topical Currents looks at the complexities of estate planning for same sex and other non-traditional couples. Even though the Defense…