Tue Jun 28, 2022 – 4:11 pm EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed legislation on Friday that would have eliminated adultery from consideration in awarding alimony payments.
The conservative Republican governor vetoed Senate Bill 1796, which aimed to overhaul the state’s alimony system.
“The court may consider the adultery of either spouse and the circumstances thereof in determining the amount of alimony, if any, to be awarded,” according to the current Florida statute. The legislation would have eliminated that section.
He did not make any statements about the adultery provision in his comments explaining his veto of the bill, which has now failed three times in the past nine years.
“If CS/CS/SB 1796 were to become law and be given retroactive effect as the Legislature intends, it would unconstitutionally impair vested rights under certain preexisting marital settlement agreements,” DeSantis stated in his veto message.
“As you will see, it’s a broader issue about the constitutionality of the proposed legislation,” DeSantis press secretary Christina Pushaw told LifeSiteNews, in reference to the veto letter. “This doesn’t necessarily mean that the adultery provision wasn’t a factor, but it was not the main reason for the
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