Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: legal separation

Florida has no such thing as legal separation.

Re: legal separation

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Florida does not require nor have legal separations. Any terms that the parties agree upon can be incorporated into a Marital Settlement Agreement.

The spouse earning the higher salary is often required to pay alimony to the other spouse to sustain a a similar lifestyle although it is recognized that both parties will have to make adjustments because two people cannot maintain two separate households as economically as one household together.

Taxes can often be filed as married filing separately. I would consult an accountant on this issue, however.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: legal separation

1. Yes. 2. No legal separation in Florida. 3. Likely. 4. No.