Sobelman v. Sobelman

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• holding that section 61.08(3), Florida Statutes, permits a trial court to order an obligated spouse to obtain life insurance or similar security to protect the receiving spouse’s alimony award in appropriate circumstances
• rejecting argument that phrase “to protect an award of alimony” is limited to protecting arrearages
• rejecting argument that phrase “to protect an award of alimony” is limited to protecting arrearages
• rejecting, under a similar statute, the argument that proceeds of a life insurance policy amount to postmortem alimony and holding that court may order purchase of life insurance to protect spouse

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