With Florida's continuing high unemployment rate, more and more people are falling behind in alimony as well as child support. Alimony was based on the recipient's need as well as the payor's ability. When the payor's ability involuntarily changes, alimony can be temporarily abated or modified.
Just like any modification action after the final judgment, there must be a substantial change in circumstances that was unanticipated at the time of the final judgment.Certainly nobody anticipated the continuing high unemployment and bad economic conditions we now have. And involuntarily losing a job is a substantial change in circumstances, as long as you are diligently searching for another one.
Whether you are paying or receiving alimony, unemployment can be a reason to file a supplemental petition to modify your final judgement.
A Judge ordered me to pay an alimony support solely based on the lenght of the marriage even though we had no assets and am unemployed. How was I supposed to pay $1500.00 a month when my ex's lawyer helped her to file for disability claim in other to qualify for alimony support regardless if I have the ability to pay or not.Her filing for disability claim is to justify her false claim of need.She always worked in the marriage and not disable by any means.
Posted by: FRED | December 28, 2011 at 04:16 PM