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    Till Death “Due” Us “Apart”: A Call to Reform Florida’s Permanent Alimony Scheme

    March 23, 2022By Alison Andrade

    Imagine being a 72-year-old physician diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, who can no longer walk nor talk. Even though his illness mentally incapacitates him, he must continue to pay $25,200.00 annually pursuant to his ex-wife’s permanent alimony award even though she is a college professor who can likely support herself financially.[i] Alimony is the periodic payment […]

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