When WLRN's Public Insight Network asked for comments about the alimony laws in Florida, it tapped into a very deep vein of anger and resentment.

Commenters told us about ex-husbands who could no longer plan to retire because of their lifetime alimony obligations. We heard from second wives who worried that the courts could come after their own income if it increased their husbands' ability to pay.

"I will pay alimony much longer than I was married while my ex-spouse owns a business, has a live-in boyfriend and owns two houses," one man wrote. Another said he had been paying alimony for 21 years after a nine-year marriage. From a third: "I can not re-marry because my ex would demand more alimony. My ex is not working and (is) actually receiving more money monthly than me."

A pending bill for the 2013 legislative session could eliminate permanent alimony and limit temporary support according to the length of the marriage. And some current alimony arrangements could be eligible for modification.

These are some of the comments we received: