HB 1325 - Alimony

• Eliminates permanent alimony and establishes four types of alimony: bridge-the-gap (maximum 2 years), rehabilitative, durational (maximum 50% of marriage length), and temporary/pendente lite, with bridge-the-gap and rehabilitative prioritized over other forms.

• Creates income-based caps on alimony awards: 25% for short-term marriages, 35% for mid-term marriages, and 38% for long-term marriages (20+ years), with rebuttable presumptions against awarding alimony in short-term marriages.

• Requires courts to make written findings on alimony awards and shift burden of proof to the party seeking alimony to demonstrate need and obligor's ability to pay, with specific factors to consider including standard of living, earning capacity, and contributions to the marriage.

• Allows modification or termination of alimony upon substantial change in circumstances, including retirement at a reasonable age and establishment of supportive relationships, but prevents modification based solely on child support changes or obligor's remarriage/cohabitation.

• Establishes equal time-sharing of minor children as in the child's best interest unless court finds safety concerns, incarceration, distance, or other enumerated exceptions, with equal time-sharing applying prospectively to orders made July 1, 2019 forward.