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Enforcement of Florida alimony award

Enforcement of Florida alimony award

Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Alimony

What happens when a court premises its ruling on a prior order which has been reversed by an appellate court? This was an issue in the case Kritzman v. Kritzman, 3D22-1418 (Fla. 3d DCA February 28, 2024). The parties’ marital settlement agreement obligated the former husband to pay permanent alimony to the former wife amounting to one-third of his annual income. The former wife filed a motion to enforce alleging the former husband had not paid. The former husband was eventually ordered to pay $2,000 per month toward his arrears and an equitable lien was placed on his retirement account to secure the arrearages.

Enforcement of Florida alimony: Contempt sanctions

Enforcement of Florida alimony: Contempt sanctions

Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Alimony

What remedies are available to a party who is owed past-due alimony in Florida? One common remedy is contempt. If a party is held in contempt of court for failure to pay court-ordered alimony, that party can be made to pay attorney’s fees and even incarcerated. Contempt of an alimony order was an issue in the case Finch v. Cribbs, 1D18-3855 (Fla. 1st DCA June 22, 2021).