alimony for Florida resident

I have been married to a wonderful man for 18 years( so I thought). We dated almost 2 years prior not living together. I gave up college after two years in 1980's to stay at home at to support him in his cooporate climb. He now makes 200,000.00 plus a year we have stocks and other assets. He dumped us(me) I would like to know how alimony is figured in the state of Florida. This was sprung on me 3 weeks ago, I was and am devastated. I have two children at home, 11 and 17.
Denise

Originally posted by denise mccc
I have been married to a wonderful man for 18 years( so I thought). We dated almost 2 years prior not living together. I gave up college after two years in 1980's to stay at home at to support him in his cooporate climb. He now makes 200,000.00 plus a year we have stocks and other assets. He dumped us(me) I would like to know how alimony is figured in the state of Florida. This was sprung on me 3 weeks ago, I was and am devastated. I have two children at home, 11 and 17.
Denise

Here is the link to the FL statutes website:
(One of these is another alimony link also)

[url]http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0061/SEC08.HTM&Title=->2000->Ch0061->Section%2008[/url]

[url]http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0061/titl0061.htm&StatuteYear=2000&Title=%2D%3E2000%2D%3EChapter%2061[/url]


These are the links to the alimony guidelines:



[url]http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0061/SEC075.HTM&Title=->2000->Ch0061->Section%20075[/url]


[url]http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0061/SEC071.HTM&Title=->2000->Ch0061->Section%20071[/url]

This is the link to the child support guidelines:

[url]http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0061/SEC30.HTM&Title=->2000->Ch0061->Section%2030[/url]