FAR NEWSLETTER - More Positive Steps!

Summer Is Busy Time for Alimony Reform

Bi-Weekly Newsletter

Greetings!

This summer is heating up, in more ways than one. Thanks to your contributions, we have been able get the attention of several more legislators. Legislators are understanding the "real reason" behind resistance to alimony reform. This resistance is not in the best interest of Florida's citizens. Maintaining an adversarial relationship between spouses for a lifetime does not help Florida's families or our society. More legislators are understanding this truth.

Our upcoming meeting in Orlando on July 28th is sure to pump up the energy for a very effective 2013 Legislative Session. Rep. Ritch Workman, the main force behind the passage of the House Version of last year's alimony reform bill, will be speaking, helping you understand the legislative process and telling you what YOU can do to help insure passage of alimony reform.

Please check the FAR EVENTS Tab on the FAR Website for details about upcoming meetings. We will be meeting in Orlando, Tampa, Miami, and Westin spreading the message and getting volunteers to help in our movement. Our Naples meeting went very well. Several women gave very compelling stories that can be seen on theFAR Website as well.

Summer is the time for talking with your legislators without the time crunch they are under when in Tallahassee. Get to know the legislative assistants as well. They can be Very Helpful!

Thank you all for your contributions! We are able to continue to keep the momentum going with legislative assistance, press releases, further website development and internet presence, and beginning to build PAC money. We hope to have the FAR PAC in place by our Orlando meeting but will be able to accept contributions for the Legislative Elective Campaigns. These funds will be very helpful in supporting the right legislators.

Just this weekend we received the support of yet another state senator who knows how wrong current alimony law is. Our voices are being heard. We are looking for reasonable laws that treat both spouses fairly. What motive could there be to be against laws like that?

Before You Vote: Please go to the FAR Website or look below to see if your State Representative voted For or Against last years HB 549. Many people are using mail-in ballots for early voting. Please do your due diligence to see how your State Representative Voted before you give them YOUR Valuable Vote!

July 28th at the WMFE Studios at 11510 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, Fl 32817, from 11am -2p

Sun Sentinel Article Needs Your Comments!!!

Debbie Israel, Committee Leader of the Florida Second Wives Club, was recently interviewed by the Sun Sentinel. The article discusses how current Florida alimony law is anti-marriage, and Debbie uses herself as an example.

There are many situations throughout Florida where marriage would make the rest of an alimony payer's wife's life miserable. Click Here to read the article, then (you know the procedure) comment and share this article with your friends. Share it on Facebook or other social media. Don't stop spreading the word. People are beginning to listen.

The article is posted again in the Orlando Sentinel. Please click here, and repeat the process. Read, comment, and forward to your friends and family. Spread the word and comment, comment, comment!

NEW FAR VIDEOS SHOW WOMANS' SIDE OF ALIMONY

Go to the FAR Website and click on the FAR VIDEOS Tab

Pays $7,000/month Permanent Alimony

Or click here: FAR VIDEOS.

Several women give their views of permanent alimony and how it is affecting their lives. When you view these videos, please share them with your friends and family.

The general public need to know the reality of the application of Florida's current alimony laws

FAR STATEWIDE MEETING JULY 28TH FAR Logo

FAR will have it's first StateWide conference on July 28th at the studios of WMFE in Orlando. Representative Ritch Workman (who will sponsor the House Bill for alimony reform next year) will be attending. This is an opportunity to ask questions and get a better understanding of what it takes to change a law in Florida.

SAVE THE DATE AND PLAN TO ATTEND!

Location: WMFE Studios

11510 East Colonial Drive.

Orlando, FL 32817

Time: 11am-2pm

Please RSVP to assist us in planning this meeting.

Thanks!

FAR to have Exhibit Booth at Florida Obstetric & Gynecologic Society Conference

FAR has learned that OB/GYN doctors have approximately an 85% divorce rate. This will be a wonderful opportunity for speaking with many doctors who are dealing with Florida's unfair alimony laws. The conference is Aug 3-5 and will be in Orlando. We will have time to speak with many doctors, one on one, and listen to their stories. Then we will have the opportunity fto ask for their involvement. "If we let up, we lose" is a message all alimony payers and their families should repeat to themselves daily. We ARE the People!

Support the Legislators that Support FAR

If we are to be effective in Tallahassee, we have to build an organization that will be listened to. The Florida Bar knows about FAR and is concerned. The Truth about current alimony law will certainly cause change in these laws.

Please support those legislators that support True Alimony Reform. This is a good question to ask those legislators running for re-election. Know YOUR Senator and Representative. If we want change, we have to get political. It's a bi-partisan issue, but we need people in office who support True Alimony Reform.

Please consider making a financial commitment to help End Lifetime Alimony and Start Life Again. Contribute Here

FL House Vote for Alimony Reform Bill
HB 549 Last Year

Make Your Vote Count!

Last year we asked our legislators for their vote for Alimony Reform. Before you cast your valuable vote, look through the list. Did your Representative Represent You? Vote Accordingly

N Abruzzo	Y Corcoran	Y Holder	Y Oliva	N Schwartz
Y Adkins	Y Costello	Y Hooper	N Pafford	N Slosberg
Y Ahern	Y Crisafulli	Y Horner	Y Passidomo	Y Smith
Y Albritton	N Cruz	Y Hudson	Y Patronis	- Snyder
Y Artiles	Y Davis	N Hukill	Y Perman	- Soto
Y Aubuchon	Y Diaz	Y Ingram	Y Perry	N Stafford
Y Baxley	N Dorworth	N Jenne	Y Pilon	Y Stargel
Y Bembry	Y Drake	N Jones	Y Plakon	- Steinberg
N Berman	Y Eisnaugle	Y Julien	Y Porter	Y Steube
N Bernard	Y Ford	N Kiar	Y Porth	N Taylor
Y Bileca	Y Fresen	Y Kreegel	Y Precourt	N Thompson, G.
Y Boyd	Y Frishe	N Kriseman	- Proctor	N Thurston
Y Brandes	N Fullwood	Y Legg	N Randolph	Y Tobia
Y Brodeur	Y Gaetz	Y Logan	Y Ray	Y Trujillo
Y Broxson	- Garcia	Y Lopez-Cantera	N Reed	Y Van Zant
N Bullard	Y Gibbons	Y Mayfield	Y Rehwinkel Vasilinda	Y Waldman
Y Burgin	Y Glorioso	Y McBurney	Y Renuart	N Watson
Y Caldwell	Y Gonzalez	Y McKeel	Y Roberson, K.	Y Weatherford
N Campbell	Y Goodson	Y Metz	N Rogers	Y Weinstein
Y Cannon	Y Grant	Y Moraitis	Y Rooney	N Williams, A.
N Chestnut	Y Grimsley	Y Nehr	N Rouson	- Williams, T.
N Clarke-Reed	Y Hager	Y Nelson	N Sands	Y Wood
N Clemens	- Harrell	Y Nuñez	Y Saunders	Y Workman
Y Coley	Y Harrison	Y O'Toole	Y Schenck	Y Young