Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

alimony and judgement

this is about a divorce case involing arrear of alimony, actually 19 yrs worth, he only paid for a short time and i had several contempts against him, the last in 1991, but he moved out of state and i could not afford to transfer case there. My question is, does a contempt order have a statue of limitions on it? The Judge issue one in 1991 and my ex has never paid. He has since moved back to my state and we are going back to court. can i use the contempt/enforcement from the 1991?


Asked on 2/16/09, 10:55 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

Re: alimony and judgement

It's not called a statute of limitations, it's called "laches" (pronounced like "latches"), but it's the same thing. Essentially, it means that, if you wait too long, you lose your right to go after the money.

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Answered on 2/16/09, 11:11 am


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