context: The husband clearly benefited from this arrangement (even if there was no "agreement") as he was able to advance his career throughout the marriage and to pursue college and graduate degrees, including his present efforts to obtain a doctorate in management. These circumstances resulted in a significant disparity (even after the imputation of income to the wife) in the parties' earnings and earning capacity. Under these facts, where the parties had a long-term mar riage, the wife cared for the family for a significant period of time, and there is a large disparity in the parties' financial outlook, the wife is entitled to an award of permanent periodic alimony.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 864 So.2d 22, 24
citation_a.parenthetical: stating that bridge-the-gap alimony is appropriate where the spouse holds an advanced degree in genetics, had worked in that field, and only needed support in reentering the field
citation_a.sentence: See Salazar, 976 So.2d 1155; Byers, 910 So.2d at 344; Knoff, 751 So.2d at 169; see also Young v. Young, 677 So.2d 1301, 1306 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996) (“Personal or career sacrifices of a spouse during the period the other spouse achieves superior earning power should weigh in favor of an award of permanent alimony.”); cf. Weintraub v. Weintraub, 864 So.2d 22, 24 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003) (stating that bridge-the-gap alimony is appropriate where the spouse holds an advanced degree in genetics, had worked in that field, and only needed support in reentering the field).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 677 So.2d 1301, 1306
citation_b.parenthetical: "Personal or career sacrifices of a spouse during the period the other spouse achieves superior earning power should weigh in favor of an award of permanent alimony."
citation_b.sentence: See Salazar, 976 So.2d 1155; Byers, 910 So.2d at 344; Knoff, 751 So.2d at 169; see also Young v. Young, 677 So.2d 1301, 1306 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996) (“Personal or career sacrifices of a spouse during the period the other spouse achieves superior earning power should weigh in favor of an award of permanent alimony.”); cf. Weintraub v. Weintraub, 864 So.2d 22, 24 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003) (stating that bridge-the-gap alimony is appropriate where the spouse holds an advanced degree in genetics, had worked in that field, and only needed support in reentering the field).