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03/09/10 - HB 277 Defects. Letter from Dick Lindsey to FL Rep. Snyder outlining problems with the bill.

01/18/10 - Representative James Frische's proposed HB277 which is sponsored by [S.B. 1194] Thad Altman from Melbourne and which ignores the Alliance's proposed revisions below. This new bill does little to solve the present problems inherent in 61.08.

09/30/09 - The Alliance's Proposed Revisions to Florida Statutes 61.08 - Patterned after the ones successfully used in Texas where there is no alimony, only rehabilitative support and limiting it to a maximum of three years in duration.

The Taxpayer Costs of Divorce and Unwed Childbearing - A report to the nation by Benjamin Scafidi, an economist in the J. Whitney Bunting School of Business at Georgia College & State University. The co-sponsoring organizations are the Institute for American Values, the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, Georgia Family Council, and Families Northwest.

Spousal Support - The Other Ohio Lottery - A judicial thesis by Ohio Judge Leslie H. Spillane. The subject of this thesis is the inconsistency of spousal support awards in divorce cases in the State of Ohio. The work examines the history of spousal support awards in this state by reviewing Ohio case law from 1897 to the present. It also attempts to show the present extent of the problem of inconsistent awards by publishing the results of a 1997 statewide survey in which judges and magistrates made widely varying awards in five hypothetical cases. The article examines several possible reasons for the inconsistency in spousal support awards, including the changing paradigm for marriage, the lack of a single cohesive theory upon which to base spousal support , and the lack of statutory guidance.

02/15/08 - States Challenge Traditional Alimony - Article in the National Law Journal`

06/10/05 - Chapter 2005-168 - Siplin cohabitation bill - The Florida Legislature passed this bill into law June 10, 2005.

Reports to Legislative Committees:

01/07/05 - Report to the Florida Legislative Delegation Concerning Permanent Alimony Statutes and the State of Family Law. Presented by Robert Sell, Chairman Citizens For Liberty And Privacy.

Board Report Updates:

04/05/08

07/15/07

Alimony Articles

08/22/08 - Couple's Legal Fight Ends In Their Deaths

05/21/08 - A Warning to Alimony Recipients in Florida: Alimony May Be Reduced or Terminated If an Ex-spouse Allows a New Partner to Move In.

05/16/08 - Judge puts brakes on woman's lottery suit - A Miramar woman's lawsuit against her husband must be amended to show why she should receive half of his lottery winnings.

05/16/08 - The Case Against Alimony

05/14/08 - Men Receiving Alimony Want A Little Respect - Today's men are shaking off the stigma of being supported by their ex-wives.

04/21/08 - State Courts Declare Open-Season on Veterans’ Disability Compensation. Self-serving attorneys and judges have found ways to circumvent federal laws that prohibit third party awards of veteran’s benefits.

03/23/08 - Florida Statute 798.02 - Adultery & Co-habitation is a crime.

03/01/08 - Citizens for Legal Responsibility - Lot of interesting articles on this site and some with legal considerations for cases with which you might be involved.

02/15/08 - Domestic Violence Against Men In The United States - Read more articles like this on the Equal Justice Foundation site.

02/15/08 - States Challenge Traditional Alimony - Article in the National Law Journal

01/18/08 - Under Color of Law Contemporary Slavery Thrives in the United States.

07/23/07 - Man must pay alimony to wife despite her domestic partnership

03/29/07 - Ex-Her Might Be Him, But Alimony Same: This story from the St. Pete Times tells the tale of a former husband who asked a court to end his alimony obligation after the former wife underwent a sex change. Apparently, the court declined. (St. Pete Times)

The Case Against Marriage

How Did Government Get Involved In Marriage?

Marriage License: The State's Role In It.

Daniel v. Daniel, 922 So.2d 1041 (Fla.App. 4 Dist. 2006): Case law that the State is a 3rd party to a marriage.

New Jersey A Third Party To The Marriage Contract?

Prenuptial and Post-nuptial Contract Law Background Info

The Hoax of Female Empowerment

The Hidden Hardship in Family Law - by Mark A. Peterson

Florida's Supreme Court Gender Bias

Report. Are American Men Really Slackers? By Glenn Sacks.

Be a Man…Don’t Ask for Spousal Support By Glenn Sacks

Breadwinning Moms vs. Alimony - Daddy Dialectic Blog article.

Contempt of court - Arbitrary excess of power

Glenn Sacks Source Page on Men and Fathers: Check out the rest of his site

Man's Illegal Laws!

Men & Alimony--Aren't You Supposed to at Least Ask the Other Side? Article by Glenn Sacks

The Hidden Hardship in Family Law - $8 Billion paid to family law lawyers in 2001.

The Secret Alimony Hidden in Child Support

The Fraternity: Lawyers and Judges in Collusion

The Hoax of Female Empowerment - Oct. 3, 2005

When ex-husbands get alimony: A woman who is the primary breadwinner in her marriage could wind up paying support after a divorce. And sometimes she should, lawyers contend.

New York Times Articles on Alimony

Women Increasingly Paying Alimony - Forbes Magazine article.

08/23/04 - Debtor’s Prison Is No Place For Fathers - Details.

04/04/04 - Georgia's Alimony Statute Challenged in Federal Court - Details.

04/02/04 - Federal Lawsuit Asserts That Florida's Alimony Statutes Violate the U.S. Constitution Right to Privacy and Right to be Free of Involuntary Servitude - Details.

11/30/02 - The Hidden Hardship in Family Law - Details

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