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Permanent alimony would end under legislation headed to the House floor, but it’s a provision in the bill dealing with time-sharing of children seems to be causing the most controversy.<\/p>\n

Under the legislation, alimony payments could only last for half the length of a marriage, unless the recipient is medically needy or caring for a disabled child.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Both men and women making endless payments to their exes testified in support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can barely pay this monthly alimony and I don’t see any end in sight,\u201d said permanent alimony payer Sonia Delgado.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Kruger said he can\u2019t marry his girlfriend, because her income would be factored into his alimony and increase his payments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy pastor says I’m going to Hell and my attorney says don’t marry her,\u201d said Kruger, who is also paying permanent alimony.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' 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href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/04\/06\/florida-republicans-advance-commitment-to-protect-2nd-amendment\/alimony-reform00000001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Alimony-Reform00000001-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Alimony-Reform00000001-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Alimony-Reform00000001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Alimony-Reform00000001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/04\/06\/florida-republicans-advance-commitment-to-protect-2nd-amendment\/alimony-reform00000004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Alimony-Reform00000004-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Alimony-Reform00000004-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Alimony-Reform00000004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Alimony-Reform00000004.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Opponents, mostly attorneys with the Florida Bar Family Law Section, argued the change will hurt the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>“That’s low income families that can’t afford attorneys,\u201d said family law attorney Beth Luna.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s another provision in the bill causing the most controversy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 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