About two dozen women on Friday urged Gov. Rick Scott not to sign the controversial alimony bill, which is now on his desk.
Scott has less than one week before the session ends on May 3, to veto or approve the bill.
The measure, SB 718, which eliminates permanent alimony, also requires judges to split custody evenly between divorcing parents, unless one parent could make a convincing case to the contrary.
“If the governor wants to look pro-family, he should definitely veto this bill,” said women’s rights activist Barbara DeVane, the Miami Herald reported.
The measure passed both chambers by a supermajority, with Sen. Kelli Stargel (R-Lakeland), one of the bill’s sponsors saying, “It’s going to be good for families to have that consistency, where they’re not going to be ligitating for years and years and years to the point that nobody has any money except for the attorneys.”
The Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, one of the opponents of the bill said, it’s unfair to those who have been out of the workforce for years to raise children, predominantly women.
