Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

I am married in florida for 20 years and have recently become disabled and set to start receiving SSDI. I have always worked and she did not. She stayed home and slept most of the day and didn't work. She cleaned out my bank accounts and closed them. Most of the monies in them were non marital in nature. She also locked me out of my own home and threatened me with a hitman. It has been over a year since all this has passed and she has become somewhat more friendly since then.

We have 1 minor child 14 year old daughter which I know I will need to pay some form of child support till she reaches 18, but if I get divorced, can my wife take my SSDI payments as alimony? Will Alimony even be awarded when I am permanently disabled and can no longer work? I know Florida is a no fault state but how might I prove she contributed very little to our marriage all these years.


Asked on 8/12/09, 10:28 pm

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

Her contribution to the marriage is irrelevant. She got to lay around for 20 years, which means she gets to lay around for another 20 years (or more). You should have thought of that 20 years ago. However, if you are only living on SSD, it sounds like you may not be able to afford alimony, so that may be a defense for you. You should retain a lawyer.

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Answered on 8/22/09, 3:53 pm


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