Q: Married to an illegal for 10 months in Florida. She has a 3 year old am I elligable for alimony or child support?
A: It is not clear whether you mean eligible or liable. Unless you are a biological parent of the child there will be no child support obligation. You do not provide enough information but in general there is no alimony awarded to either party in a ten month marriage.
Bruce Alexander Minnick agrees with this answer
A: First the law: If the child was born in Florida the State of Florida has jurisdiction and will do whatever is in the best interest of the child. That means the mother is primarily responsible for the child's welfare. Now for the bad news: if you are the father, that means Florida will enforce child support payments against you, for the benefit of your child--unless you pay it voluntarily. The Good news is that you can forget about alimony.
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