Most alimony orders have a built-in end date, and even the ones that don’t are designed to terminate when specific legal events occur. The word “forever” is not in any state alimony statute in the country. That distinction matters because the fear of paying alimony for life drives more settlement...
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States That Still Allow Permanent Alimony
Permanent alimony has not disappeared from American family law — it has just changed addresses. Florida grabbed national headlines in 2023 when it abolished indefinite spousal support entirely under SB 1416, but that move was the exception, not the trend. The majority of U.S. states still allow courts to award...
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