QUESTION
Can I file for alimony or child support even if my husband and I is not divorced?
Asked on Mar 17th, 2013 on Divorce - Florida
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My husband and I recently engaged in a fight. He left and has not come back. He refuses to speak to me and to come back to me and our children. We are visiting in another state with my family and suppose to return to Florida in about two days. I don't want to divorce but he is the only one who works. Can I file for alimony or child support so that I can have money to take care of our household?
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John Arthur Smitten
Yes you can file for support only without the divorce.
Answered on Mar 18th, 2013 at 8:53 PM
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R. Jason de Groot, P.A.
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Child support is probably possible, but we need to know more about the marriage, i.e. the length of it, in order to say whether alimony may be award able.
Answered on Mar 18th, 2013 at 8:44 PM
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Sheri Smallwood Chartered
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Yes, in Florida, there is a provision in the law which allows a spouse to file for support unconnected with divorce.
Answered on Mar 18th, 2013 at 8:38 PM