AMRUTA NILAY SHAH
v.
NILAY R. SHAH
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A party seeking temporary attorney's fees in family law proceedings must present sufficient evidence of both parties' financial resources, the marital lifestyle, need for support, and the other party's ability to pay, or the trial court must deny the motion.
[1] A party requesting temporary attorney's fees in family law proceedings must present evidence establishing both parties' financial resources, the marital lifestyle, the re…
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Amruta Nilay Shah appealed from a circuit court decision in Miami-Dade County regarding a motion for temporary attorney's fees in a family law matter.…
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PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Rose v. Rose, 883 So. 2d 348, 350 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004) (noting the movant’s burden in presenting sufficient evidence to support a motion for temporary attorney’s fees); Phillips v. Phillips, 264 So. 3d 1129, 1132 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019) (holding that to “enable the court to make the required findings, the party requesting an award of temporary support and attorney’s fees must present evidence of the financial resources of both parties, the marital lifestyle, the need for temporary support, and the other party’s ability to pay. . . . If the party seeking an award of temporary support and attorney’s fees fails to present sufficient evidence to establish the parties’ relative need and ability to pay, the trial court has no choice but to deny the motion.”) See also Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979) (holding: “When there are issues of fact the appellant necessarily asks the reviewing court to draw conclusions about the evidence. Without a record of the trial proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory. Without knowing the factual context, neither can an appellate court reasonably conclude that the trial judge so misconceived the law as to require reversal.”)
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- Rose v. Rona Rose, 883 So. 2d 348 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004)
- Phillips v. Phillips, 264 So. 3d 1129 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019)