CALL TO ACTION to stop unfair 2017 Florida alimony "reform" !

THE ATTACK CONTINUES ON WOMEN, CHILDREN & FAMILIES in 2017 with SB 412/HB 283! DEMAND A TASK FORCE NOW! SB 412, the anti-woman, anti-child, anti-family alimony “reform” written by Men’s Rights Activists is referred to its first committee, the Committee on Children,Families, and Elder Affairs.  DO NOT BE FOOLED; Senator Stargel (R-Polk) sits on this committee.  Sen. Stargel was the sponsor of the 2016 INEQUITABLE, ARBITRARY, RETROACTIVE AND HARMFUL SB 668, which was wisely vetoed by @FLGovScott.  Sadly, Sen. Stargel has proven to care little about FLORIDA’S WOMEN, CHILDREN OR FAMILIES. Please contact the following members on the committee. Explain YOUR story. Explain how this bill, with the SAME financial terms as the vetoed 2016 bill, is INEQUITABLE to the lower earning spouse, particularly the STAY-AT-HOME MOM.  URGE the legislators to stop the bill and push for a TASK FORCE to ensure that any changes to our laws value the contributions of BOTH spouses and do not financially PUNISH women. SB 412: Alimony  filed by Senator Kathleen Passidomo (R) District 28 Lee, Handry, Collier) 2/1/2017 Alimony; Specifying that a court may not use certain presumptive alimony guidelines in calculating such alimony; providing presumptions concerning alimony awards depending on the duration of marriages; specifying that a combined award of alimony and child support may not constitute more than a specified percentage of a payor’s net income, etc.  Effective Date: 10/1/2017  Last Action: 2/1/2017 Senate - Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs  (CF) SENATOR RENE GARCIA (R)  CHAIR   (850) 487-5036 (305) 364-3100 EMAIL: garcia.rene.web@flsenate.gov SENATOR VICTOR TORRES (D) VICE CHAIR (850) 487-5015 (407) 846-5187 EMAIL: torres.victor.web@flsenate.gov SENATOR FRANK ARTILES (R) (850) 487-5040 (305) 252-4300 EMAIL: artiles.frank.web@flsenate.gov SENATOR DOUG BROXSON (R) (850) 487-5001 (850) 595-1036 EMAIL: broxson.doug.web@flsenate.gov SENATOR DAPHNE CAMPBELL (D) (850) 487-5038 (305) 493-6009 EMAIL: campbell.daphne.web@flsenate.gov SENATOR KELLI STARGEL (R) DEPUTY MAJORITY REPUBLICAN LEADER (850) 487-5022 (863) 668-3028 EMAIL: stargel.kelli.web@fl.senate.gov HB 283, the anti-woman, anti-child, anti-family “reform” bill sponsored by Rep. Colleen Burton (R-Polk) is in its first committee. CALL AND EMAIL the Representatives to REMIND them there has not been an IMPACT STUDY to determine the harm this legislation will have on women, children, and families in Florida. URGE them to vote AGAINST any reform that does not VALUE the contributions of a stay-at-home mother, and that UNDERMINES the sanctity of marriage. EXPLAIN how the bill will affect YOU by the RETROACTIVE modification triggers.641 Section 4. The amendments made by this bill ... 642 …apply to all initial determinations of alimony 643 and all alimony modification actions that are pending on October 644 1, 2017, or that are brought on or after October 1, 2017. The 645 changes to the law made by this act do not constitute a 646 substantial change in circumstances and may not serve as the 647 sole basis to seek a modification of an alimony award made 648 before the effective date of this act. House Civil Justice & Claims Committee Chair: Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen (R) Heather.Fitzenhagen@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5078 Vice Chair: Rep. Jay Fant (R) Jay.Fant@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5015 Rep. Barbara Watson (D) Democratic Ranking Member barbara.watson@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5107 Rep. Daniel Wright Burgess, Jr. (R) danny.burgess@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5038 Rep. Colleen Burton (R) Colleen.Burton@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5040 Rep. Cord Byrd (R) cord.byrd@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5011 Rep. John Cortes (D) John.Cortes@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5043 Rep. Ben Diamond (D) Ben.Diamond@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5068 Rep. Erin Grall (R) Erin.Grall@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5054 Rep. Shawn Harrison (R) shawn.harrison@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5063 Rep. George Moraitis, Jr. (R) george.moraitis@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5093 Rep. Sean Shaw (D) Sean.Shaw@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5061 Rep. Cynthia Stafford (D) cynthia.stafford@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5109 Rep. Jackie Toledo (R) Jackie.Toledo@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5060 Rep. Frank White (R) frank.white@myfloridahouse.gov; (850) 717-5002 Thank you for taking action today!