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Florida Nominal Alimony
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Alimony
If a party’s ability to pay alimony is non-existent due to temporary factors, a Florida court may be able to award nominal alimony in a divorce case. This was an issue in the case Atkinson v. Atkinson, 4D2025-1154 (Fla. 4th DCA February 18, 2026).
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Alimony
When alimony is terminated by the request of a payor because of changed financial circumstances, a court can still award nominal alimony which provides for the possibility that the payor may be able to pay the alimony in the future. Nominal alimony is a small amount which keeps the alimony obligation active for future modification, but is a low or insignificant amount (ex: $1.00 per month). This was an issue in the case O’Brien v. O’Brien, D2023-2446 (Fla. 4th DCA November 6, 2024).
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Alimony
What is nominal alimony in Florida and when is it appropriate to award it? This issue arose in the case Shaw v. Shaw, 2D18-331 (Fla. 2d DCA May 31, 2019) in which the former wife, a veterinarian, appealed the trial court’s decision to deny her permanent nominal alimony in her Florida divorce.
