ROSE GARCIA, APPELLANT,

v.

DADE COUNTY, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Kaylor v. Anne H. Kaylor, 466 So. 2d 1253 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985)
  …ce had to be pled and proven. Under our present statutory scheme, a trial court is vested with broad discretion in achieving equity between the parties in a dissolution action. See Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So. 2d 1197 (Fla.1980); Jones v. Jones, 431 So. 2d 697 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). While considered extreme and subject to review for error, the procedure of bifurcating dissolution proceedings by granting dissolution and reserving jurisdiction to divide property, grant alimony, etc., has been approved by the s…
• Langer v. Langer, 463 So. 2d 265 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984)
  …ust affirm. Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So. 2d 1197, 1203 (Fla.1980). When reviewing this judgment, we must look at the judgment as a whole, and not the separate remedies used by the trial court to achieve equity between the parties. Jones v. Jones, 431 So. 2d 697 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). A 50/50 division of marital assets has never been required for a distribution to be equitable. While we might have awarded the wife a greater amount had we been the trier of fact, this is no basis for reversal. DiPrima v. DiPrima…

Authorities Cited

• Buster Walker v. U-Haul Co., Inc., 300 So. 2d 289 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974)