After former Gov. Rick Scott twice nixed similar proposals, an acrimonious effort to overhaul the state’s alimony laws is on the move in the Florida Legislature.

A plan under consideration this year would do away with permanent alimony but, unlike a version that prompted a Scott veto, would not be retroactive to past alimony cases. The measure approved by a House panel Tuesday, however, would apply to pending cases and those under appeal.

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