If I receive an inheritance, does this affect alimony in any way in Florida?

If you are the recipient of alimony and thereafter receive an inheritance, it could affect your need for alimony, and that could be construed by a court as a substantial change in circumstances that has taken place since the date of your final judgment of dissolution of marriage. In short, the answer is “yes.” Of course, it depends on the circumstances. Typically, the court will consider the additional income you received from the inheritance, or more importantly, how much your need for alimony was reduced by your receipt of the inheritance. Because of that, you have to take a lot of factors into consideration, the foremost of which is how large was the inheritance, and what is the income derived from it, and do you have full access to it?

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