In today's economy, it is difficult enough to support the family when
both spouses are working. But it is even worse when you are divorcing
and a spouse REFUSES to work. It doesn't seem fair that the Court
can order that you pay alimony to someone who isn't trying to help
themselves. Well, the Court has addressed this several times and most
recently in Gilliard v. Gilliard, 40 Fla. L. Weekly D961 (Fla. 5th DCA
2015) when it remanded the case back to the trial Court when it failed
to impute minimum wage to the Wife when she was more than able to work
full-time. Refusing to get a job or to at least try to support yourself
is no longer an option in many divorces and the Courts are recognizing this.
