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839 So. 2d 867·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2003-03-12
·cited 123×
Karen Ondrejack appeals a final judgment of dissolution of marriage, challenging the trial court's award of bridge-the-gap alimony and child support calculations. The appellate court reverses and remands the alimony and child support awards due to insufficient statutory factor fi
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622 So. 2d 1033·
Fla. 5th DCA·
1993-07-23
·cited 68×
The trial court erred in automatically equalizing the parties' incomes based solely on marriage duration and marital standard of living, without considering all statutory factors required by Florida law. The appellate court reversed, holding that trial courts must consider all re
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640 So. 2d 223·
Fla. 5th DCA·
1994-08-05
·cited 28×
Former husband Larry Ingle appeals a divorce final judgment, claiming inadequate asset distribution and wrongful denial of rehabilitative alimony. The appellate court remands the case because the trial judge failed to make required fact-findings under Florida's equitable distribu
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18 So. 3d 724·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2009-10-09
·cited 25×
Michele Mobley appeals the trial court's dissolution of marriage judgment, challenging the equitable distribution of pension and retirement plans and the denial of alimony. The appellate court reverses both rulings due to errors apparent on the face of the judgment and remands fo
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165 So. 3d 742·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2015-05-20
·cited 23×
In this divorce appeal, the husband challenges a 60/40 asset distribution favoring the wife and a $4,250 durational alimony award. The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed both the asset distribution and alimony award due to insufficient statutory findings and because the tri
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30 So. 3d 568·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2010-02-17
·cited 11×
The court held that the trial court abused its discretion in valuing the marital home as of the date of filing and in its final judgment's provisions for the husband's equity, which improperly fixed it at a certain sum.
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993 So. 2d 1066·
Fla. 1st DCA·
2008-06-16
·cited 11×
Steven Griffin appealed his divorce judgment, challenging the trial court's imputation of income for purposes of calculating alimony. The appellate court reversed the income imputation and remanded for reconsideration of the alimony award, finding no evidence that Griffin volunta
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793 So. 2d 1109·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2001-09-05
·cited 11×
The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in imputing income to the appellant and awarding permanent periodic alimony, but a clerical error in the final judgment requires remand.
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306 So. 3d 1081·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2020-08-12
·cited 10×
The appellate court reversed and remanded a trial court's equitable distribution and alimony award in a divorce case. The court found the trial court failed to make necessary factual findings to support its decisions regarding asset distribution and the former wife's need for ali
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915 So. 2d 281·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2005-12-07
·cited 9×
In this 47-year marriage dissolution, the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's alimony award of $1,000 per month, finding that the wife had presented ample evidence of need for additional alimony and the husband had the ability to pay more. The court held th
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864 So. 2d 1268·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2004-02-04
·cited 8×
Fernando Melo appeals a final judgment of dissolution of marriage, challenging the trial court's calculation of child support, award of permanent alimony, and life insurance requirement. The District Court of Appeal reverses and remands, finding multiple errors in the trial court
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267 So. 3d 1039·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2019-04-03
·cited 5×
Thelma Rowe-Lewis appealed a final judgment denying her request for alimony in a dissolution of marriage case. The appellate court found two reversible errors: the trial court's failure to hold an evidentiary hearing on her fraud allegations against her ex-husband and the trial c
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199 So. 3d 519·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2016-09-07
·cited 3×
In this dissolution of marriage appeal, the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's alimony award to the husband, finding that the amount awarded ($4,000 monthly for the first two years) exceeded the husband's proven needs and lacked sufficient evidentiary supp
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312 So. 3d 1289·
Fla. 1st DCA·
2021-03-24
·cited 2×
The appellate court reversed an award of durational alimony in a long-term marriage, finding the trial court failed to provide sufficient findings to justify deviating from the presumption of permanent alimony. The case was remanded for further proceedings to determine the approp
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128 So. 3d 920·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2013-12-20
·cited 2×
The Second District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's determination that a prenuptial agreement was valid and enforceable, holding that equitable defenses of ratification and laches do not apply to validate a voidable prenuptial agreement based on a spouse's failure to c
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11 So. 3d 972·
Fla. 5th DCA·
2009-05-01
·cited 2×
Court affirmed trial judge's finding of fraud and decision to treat two sequential marriages as continuous, but reversed the alimony award because the judge failed to make required statutory findings regarding the parties' current financial circumstances.
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247 So. 3d 96·
Fla. 1st DCA·
2018-05-25
·cited 1×
A durational alimony award and a post-judgment attorney's fees award must be supported by specific factual findings of the obligor's ability to pay and the obligee's need; awards lacking such findings must be reversed and remanded.
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Del. Fam. Ct.·
2025-03-04
The court equitably divided marital property by awarding the wife 50% of the marital portion of the husband's pension, to be determined upon his retirement using the Cooper Formula. The court awarded the wife partial alimony of $500 per month for 24 months, recognizing her depend
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Del. Fam. Ct.·
2024-06-26
The appellate court affirmed the trial court's equitable distribution of the marital estate, finding that the trial court properly considered all relevant statutory factors, including the parties' contributions, dissipation of assets, and financial circumstances. The court also a
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Del. Fam. Ct.·
2024-06-24
The Delaware Court of Chancery affirmed in part and reversed in part the Family Court's decision regarding property division and alimony. The court held that the separation agreement was unconscionable and set it aside. It also found that the wife was entitled to alimony due to h
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338 So. 3d 1090·
Fla. 1st DCA·
2022-05-18
The appellate court reversed a final judgment of dissolution of marriage because the trial court failed to make specific factual findings required by statute for alimony and equitable distribution. The court remanded the case for the trial court to address these issues and the fo
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Del. Fam. Ct.·
2022-04-22
The court equitably divided the marital estate, awarding a disproportionately larger share to the wife due to her significant disability and inability to meet her needs, while denying alimony due to the husband's limited financial resources and his own monthly deficit. The court
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2021-01-06
Jesus Garcia appeals the trial court's alimony and child support determinations and its refusal to adopt the parties' agreed parenting plan in a dissolution of marriage case. The appellate court reversed the alimony and child support rulings due to insufficient factual findings a
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271 So. 3d 70·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2019-02-06
Nelson Alvarez-Reyes appeals a final judgment dissolving his marriage to Idia Fernandez-Gil. The appellate court affirms the trial court's determinations regarding imputed income based on voluntary underemployment and the award of permanent periodic alimony.
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Del.·
2014-10-01
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the Family Court's decision. The Court held that the Family Court erred in its application of the alimony statute by failing to consider the principal of the Wife's substantial inheritance when determining her depen
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907 So. 2d 620·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2005-07-27
Former Wife appeals a dissolution of marriage judgment, challenging the trial court's denial of permanent periodic alimony, refusal to award interest on equalization payments, and denial of life insurance requirements. The appellate court reverses the alimony decision and remands
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875 So. 2d 1278·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2004-06-30
The Fourth District reversed and remanded a dissolution judgment because the trial court failed to make the statutory findings required to support awards of permanent periodic alimony and child support.
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858 So. 2d 1168·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2003-11-07
In this divorce case, Jerry Glynn Moore appeals a final judgment awarding his ex-wife $750 per month permanent alimony. The trial court based its award on the wife's present medical condition (Crohn's disease) and financial circumstances, and Moore argues the court improperly con
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738 So. 2d 979·
Fla. 1st DCA·
1999-06-30
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684 So. 2d 282·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1996-12-11
In this family law appeal, the Florida District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court's amended final judgment awarding permanent alimony because the court failed to make required statutory findings and did not properly follow the appellate mandate on remand. The case illustrate