DEXTER RAMDAMAR, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Ivy Schneider v. Schneider, 32 So. 3d 151 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010)
  …lculation of fees the amount of the accounting fee which it found was reasonable. The order is incomplete. Under prevailing law, the trial court must make findings to substantiate a fee award and allow for meaningful review. See DeLillo v. DeLillo, 848 So. 2d 454, 455 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). When someone other than the client is required to pay the other party’s attorney’s fees, the trial court must award only a reasonable fee, determined from testimony by expert witness lawyers as to the prevailing rates for a…
• Beckstrom v. Beckstrom, 183 So. 3d 1067 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015)
  …ees.... ” We previously reversed a final judgment that included an “award of attorney’s fees because the trial court did not make findings concerning the former wife’s need and the former husband’s ability to pay fees and costs.” DeLillo v. DeLillo, 848 So. 2d 454, 454 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003); see also Baime v. Baime, 850 So. 2d 606, 606 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003) (“The trial court is required to make findings regarding the parties’ respective financial needs and abilities to pay. Failure to do so requires reversal.”) (…
• Kemp v. Kemp, 61 So. 3d 481 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011)
  …eding, we affirm the trial court’s judgment of contempt in all respects, save one. Under prevailing law, the trial court must make findings to substantiate an award of attorney’s fees to allow for meaningful appellate review. See DeLillo v. DeLillo, 848 So. 2d 454, 455 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). When someone other than an attorney’s own client is required to pay their fees, the trial court must award a reasonable fee, determined from testimony (absent any stipulations) as to the prevailing rates for attorneys in co…

Authorities Cited

• Taramona v. State, 707 So. 2d 1194 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998)
• Narciso Alberto v. Dep't OF Child. & Families, 707 So. 2d 1194 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998)