CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT,

v.

MILTON B. HOLLANDER, ET AL, APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By

• Rykiel v. Rykiel, 838 So. 2d 508 (Fla. 2003)
  …led to applicable deductions.” The court erred in so ruling. The usual treatment of alimony is to make the alimony taxable to the recipient and deductible by the payer. See generally Rihl v. Rihl, 727 So. 2d 272 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); Garcia v. Garcia, 696 So. 2d 1279 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997). If the trial court wanted to avoid burdening the former wife with the tax consequences of the alimony payments the court has the discretion to provide that “the payor [former husband] will not deduct the alimony payments so that…
• Almodovar v. Almodovar, 754 So. 2d 861 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000)
  …led to applicable deductions.” The court erred in so ruling. The usual treatment of alimony is to make the alimony taxable to the recipient and deductible by the payer. See generally Rihl v. Rihl, 727 So. 2d 272 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); Garcia v. Garcia, 696 So. 2d 1279 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997). If the trial court wanted to avoid burdening the former wife with the tax consequences of the alimony payments the court has the discretion to provide that “the payor [former husband] will not deduct the alimony payments so that…
• Ingram v. Ingram, 750 So. 2d 130 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000)
  …would be less expensive. [*132] A court may award rehabilitative alimony when the evidence shows that the recipient can redevelop previous skills or be trained to develop new skills, which will make him or her self-supporting. See Garcia v. Garcia, 696 So. 2d 1279, 1280 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997); Holmes v. Holmes, 579 So. 2d 769 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). An award of rehabilitative alimony is appropriate “only if the parties have presented detailed evidence of the cost of the education, the prospects of subsequent employme…

Authorities Cited

• 3M Elec. Corp. v. Vigoa, 443 So. 2d 111 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983)
• Ira S. Jacobson, M.D. v. Humana Med. Plan, Inc., 636 So. 2d 120 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994)