TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Senate passed a measure Thursday that would end permanent alimony and allow long-divorced couples to reopen their settlements.
The bill, which passed 29-11, was a two-year effort by Floridians for Alimony Reform to revamp the state's divorce laws.
The measure, in addition to ending permanent alimony, puts caps on the amount of alimony that can be paid based on a person's income and also lets a spouse file with the court to terminate or lower alimony payments when the paying spouse reaches retirement age. The proposal does, however, include language that would let a spouse make an exception in exceptional circumstances.
Proponents of the bill say that it creates a more fair and reliable system for divorce proceedings and that the current system is a throwback to days when women seldom worked outside of the home.
But opponents say that the changes are anti-women or anti any spouse who chooses to stay home and give up his or her career, and therefore potential earnings.
"This could create problems for women who have young children who don't have time to acquire skills to make them self-sufficient," said Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood
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Look at this greedy bytch here. So you need PERMANENT alimony cause you have young kids who wont even need a babysitter once they hit 5 years old? Stop it, its disgusting.
