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Spousal Support - Alimony

Lakeland Spousal Support - Alimony Attorney & Lawyer, providing experienced Spousal Support - Alimony, Divorce, and other Family Law legal services in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Polk County, and Central Florida.


Spousal Support / Alimony, as with all divorce and family law issues, can be very complicated and become a heated point of contention. Spousal support issues are best served with the representation of experienced legal counsel. Spousal Support / Alimony cases should also be handled in a delicate manor, and with the utmost discretion.

Spousal support, which is commonly referred to as Alimony, is the payments for the support and maintenance of a spouse, either by lump sum or on a continuing basis. Alimony is paid by the supporting spouse to the dependent spouse. In some states, if the dependent spouse committed adultery, that spouse is not entitled to alimony.

The factors that courts consider when granting alimony may be, but not limited to, the length of the marriage, the conduct of the parties during the marriage, the age, health, station, occupation, amount and sources of income, vocational skills, employability, estate, liabilities and needs of each of the parties and the opportunity of each for future acquisition of capital assets and income.

Contact an experienced Lakeland Spousal Support Attorney & Lawyer at The Law Office of Gail Cheatwood, P.A., by calling (863) 686-0975, and schedule a confidential consultation. Gail Cheatwood has successfully represented many Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, or Polk County Florida area residents in Spousal Support, Alimony, and other Divorce and Family Law legal issues and disputes.

Essentially there are five types of spousal support (alimony):

  • Temporary spousal support: is typically in cases of short marriage duration where a spouse has a demonstrated need and the other an ability and it is designed to assist the lower income earning spouse pending the resolution of the divorce lawsuit

  • Lump sum spousal support: is a one time payment of a set amount.  It is applicable in a marriage which is not too short but not too long in duration

  • Rehabilitative spousal support: is typically alimony designed to assist the lower income earning spouse as he or she travels through their rehabilitative plan, the plan being a formulation of strategies and goals to increase one's earning ability

  • Permanent spousal support: is in marriages of long duration, typically over 15 years and typically does not end until the payee spouse dies, remarries or is in a supportive relationship by law

  • Bridge-the-gap spousal support: is a type of alimony which is of a short duration typically to assist the lower income earning spouse into his or her post divorce earnings.

If you are involved in a spousal support dispute in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, or Polk County Florida, contact an experienced spousal support attorney & lawyer at The Law Office of Gail Cheatwood, P.A., today by calling (863) 686-0975.

The factors that courts consider when granting spousal support may be, but not limited to, the length of the marriage, the conduct of the parties during the marriage, the age, health, station, occupation, amount and sources of income, vocational skills, employability, estate, liabilities and needs of each of the parties and the opportunity of each for future acquisition of capital assets and income.

Courts generally also consider the contribution of each of the parties in the acquisition, preservation or appreciation in value of their respective estates and the contribution of each of the parties as a homemaker to the family unit. Spousal support (alimony) can continue indefinitely, until death or remarriage, or can be set for a fixed period of time.


If you would like to schedule a confidential consultation with an experienced Lakeland Spousal Support / Alimony Attorney & Lawyer who proudly serves the Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, or Polk County Florida area, contact The Law Office of Gail Cheatwood, P.A., by calling (863) 686-0975 or by email by filling out our confidential case submission form.


Lakeland Spousal Support - Alimony Attorney & Lawyer, providing experienced Spousal Support - Alimony, Divorce, and other Family Law legal services in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Polk County, and Central Florida.


  

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