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19 So. 3d 338·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2009-03-25
·cited 2×
In a dissolution of marriage action, the husband appeals from an order awarding temporary child support and alimony to the wife. The appellate court held that while the trial judge's adoption of the wife's proposed order verbatim does not automatically require reversal, specific
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870 So. 2d 833·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2003-08-13
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823 So. 2d 268·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2002-08-07
·cited 2×
The court held that the parties abandoned the settlement agreement through their subsequent conduct, and thus the trial court erred in enforcing it.
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823 So. 2d 176·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2002-07-10
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800 So. 2d 739·
Fla. 5th DCA·
2001-12-07
·cited 2×
The court held that the trial court erred in its equitable distribution award by improperly crediting the former husband for mortgage payments that were designated as temporary alimony and support.
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754 So. 2d 810·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2000-03-29
·cited 2×
The court held that the trial court must hold an evidentiary hearing to determine the marital asset cut-off date before awarding temporary fees and costs.
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732 So. 2d 460·
Fla. 1st DCA·
1999-05-14
·cited 2×
The court held that the alimony issue was tried by consent, but the final judgment was erroneous for lacking findings to support the rehabilitative alimony award.
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697 So. 2d 1311·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1997-08-20
·cited 2×
In a marital dissolution case, the husband appeals and the wife cross-appeals an order awarding temporary alimony and attorney's fees. The court reverses the alimony award due to insufficient evidence of the husband's ability to pay, affirms the attorney's fees award but reverses
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650 So. 2d 1019·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1994-12-28
·cited 2×
A Florida appellate court affirmed a temporary alimony award of $750 per month against a husband whose income consisted principally of military disability retirement pay. The court held that federal law prohibiting division of disability pay as marital property does not prevent a
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645 So. 2d 107·
Fla. 5th DCA·
1994-11-10
·cited 2×
The court held that a contempt order for failure to pay support is valid if the payor has the present ability to comply, but it must include a purge provision allowing compliance after incarceration.
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627 So. 2d 50·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1993-11-16
·cited 2×
Husband Lane Mitzenmacher appealed a temporary alimony award of $200 per week in a marriage dissolution action. The appellate court reversed, finding that the trial court erred in rejecting the general master's findings that the husband had no financial ability to pay temporary a
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592 So. 2d 781·
Fla. 4th DCA·
1992-01-29
·cited 2×
The trial court's award of temporary alimony is affirmed, but an oral stipulation regarding reimbursement of expenses is not enforceable on appeal where the stipulation was unclear and the trial court made no ruling on it.
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544 So. 2d 229·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1989-04-04
·cited 2×
In a dissolution of marriage proceeding, the Florida District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's award of temporary alimony and child support but reversed the reduction of attorney's fees, finding the trial court abused its discretion by failing to award the full amount r
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534 So. 2d 801·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1988-11-22
·cited 2×
The appellate court remanded for clarification of the trial court's tax treatment of temporary alimony and support, requiring that one-half of household expense payments be designated as non-taxable to the recipient and non-deductible to the payor under the Internal Revenue Code.
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436 So. 2d 283·
Fla. 5th DCA·
1983-07-28
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422 So. 2d 960·
Fla. 4th DCA·
1982-11-10
·cited 2×
In this dissolution of marriage case, the Florida appellate court reversed the trial court's complete denial of alimony, attorney's fees, and suit money to the wife, finding such denial was an abuse of discretion given the substantial disparity in the parties' assets, the length
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416 So. 2d 483·
Fla. 4th DCA·
1982-06-16
·cited 2×
In this dissolution of marriage case, the Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's award of special equity in the wife's dairy, temporary alimony, attorney's fees, and joint debt obligations to the husband, but reversed the permanent periodic alimony award, find
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408 So. 2d 1091·
Fla. 4th DCA·
1982-02-03
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329 So. 2d 408·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1976-03-26
·cited 2×
The court affirmed the trial court's award of temporary alimony and attorney's fees to the wife and the husband's contempt conviction for willful failure to pay, finding no clear error in the record.
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293 So. 2d 721·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1974-04-30
·cited 2×
In this post-mandate compliance proceeding, the Third District Court of Appeal reviewed whether the trial court's January 1974 order properly implemented the appellate court's July 1973 affirmance of a dissolution of marriage judgment involving substantial financial provisions. F
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243 So. 2d 607·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1971-02-09
·cited 2×
The court held that while vacating a default, a trial court may impose reasonable conditions, but denying a wife the right to claim final alimony, attorneys' fees, or suit money at this juncture was an abuse of discretion.
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244 So. 2d 503·
Fla. 4th DCA·
1970-12-18
·cited 2×
A wife appealing denial of temporary alimony, attorneys' fees, and suit costs during divorce proceedings established that an affidavit, combined with pleadings, is sufficient to prima facie support such a motion and entitle her to a hearing on the merits. The court reversed the l
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237 So. 2d 575·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1970-06-16
·cited 2×
A wife appealed the trial court's orders awarding temporary alimony of $67.50 monthly and $100 in attorney fees and suit money during a divorce proceeding. The appellate court affirmed, finding no abuse of discretion in the trial judge's allocation based on the parties' limited f
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114 Fla. 578·
Fla.·
1934-04-24
·cited 2×
The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's denial of temporary alimony and suit money, finding no error in the Chancellor's decision after reviewing the evidence presented.
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74 Fla. 442·
Fla.·
1917-12-06
·cited 2×
In this divorce case, the Florida Supreme Court upheld an order appointing a Special Master to determine temporary alimony and suit money, rejecting the husband's challenge that the case was not ready for such proceedings. The court recognized the wife's privileged status as a di
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363 So. 3d 220·
Fla. 6th DCA·
2023-02-24
·cited 1×
This case involves the third appeal in a dissolution of marriage proceeding where the trial court repeatedly failed to comply with appellate court instructions regarding retroactive alimony and child support calculations. The appellate court reversed the trial court's judgment fo
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296 So. 3d 965·
Fla. 5th DCA·
2020-05-22
·cited 1×
The trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding $500 per month in temporary alimony where both the requesting spouse's need and the paying spouse's ability to pay were supported by competent substantial evidence. The injunctive order directing deposit of funds into an at
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299 So. 3d 1127·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2020-01-02
·cited 1×
This case reviews a husband's appeal of a temporary child support and alimony order. The appellate court affirmed the imputation of income and child support award but reversed and remanded the retroactive alimony award due to insufficient findings.
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978 So. 2d 858·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2008-04-09
·cited 1×
In this Florida divorce case, the appellate court affirmed the trial court's award of temporary alimony and exclusive use of the marital home to the wife, but reversed the award of temporary attorney's fees and costs. The court found no abuse of discretion in the alimony and hous
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765 So. 2d 117·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2000-06-07
·cited 1×
The court affirmed the trial court's award of $100,000 in temporary attorney's fees to the wife and the contempt finding against the husband for nonpayment of fees and temporary alimony in a seven-month marriage dispute, noting the litigation costs were excessive.
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673 So. 2d 918·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1996-05-10
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561 So. 2d 452·
Fla. 5th DCA·
1990-05-17
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30 Fla. Supp. 201·
Broward Cty. Cir. Ct.·
1968-06-10
·cited 1×
In this 1968 Florida divorce case, the circuit court addressed whether a wife could maintain a divorce action in Broward County (Second Circuit) when both parties resided in Palm Beach County (Fifteenth Circuit). The court held that despite Bannerman v. Bannerman's broad language
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103 So. 2d 611·
Fla.·
1958-05-28
·cited 1×
A Florida court improperly dismissed a husband's divorce suit based on estoppel by a New York separation judgment, when the New York proceeding involved different legal standards and did not actually litigate the cruelty claims central to the Florida divorce action. The Florida S
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2026-06-03
Lump sum child support awards designated solely as child support are prohibited under Florida law and must be converted to monthly payments calculated under the child support guidelines. An undifferentiated lump sum award combining alimony and child support may be affirmed in tem
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2026-06-03
A trial court may not award lump sum child support as a separate, designated award because the child support statute does not authorize such awards, but may award an undifferentiated lump sum combining alimony and child support in cases with unusual facts where the trial court ha
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2026-06-03
The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying durational alimony because the wife failed to meet her burden of proving the husband's ability to pay alimony after his employment terminated on December 31, 2024; past earnings alone cannot support imputation of income with
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2025-05-28
The trial court abused its discretion in awarding durational alimony of only $500 per month when section 61.08(8) authorized up to $909 monthly, given the former wife's reasonable needs of $2,477 per month, her income of $1,228 monthly, and the former husband's ability to pay the
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2024-10-30
The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a temporary relief order in a family law case because the trial court terminated the hearing after hearing only the wife's evidence without allowing the husband to present his case-in-chief, thereby violating his due process rights. Th
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Fla. 5th DCA·
2024-04-12
In this family law appeal, the Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed enforcement and income deduction orders in a dissolution of marriage case, finding that the trial court lacked evidentiary support for its determination of arrearages and mistakenly characterized the husband's
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2023-07-05
The appellate court reviewed a non-final order granting temporary relief in a dissolution proceeding. It affirmed the award of temporary alimony but vacated the orders regarding the distribution of Early Return of Dependent funds and temporary attorney's fees due to procedural an
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2023-05-24
A trial court violates due process when it terminates a hearing and rules on a motion without affording a party the opportunity to present its case-in-chief, even if the hearing management was motivated by docket concerns. The remedy is disqualification and reassignment of the ca
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2023-05-24
The appellate court granted a writ of prohibition, quashing an order that denied a husband's motion to disqualify a judge. The court found that the husband was denied due process when the judge terminated a hearing without allowing him to present his case-in-chief before ruling o
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Fla. 2d DCA·
2020-04-15
The appellate court reversed a lower court's order granting a wife exclusive use of a home and temporary alimony. The court found the lower court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because neither party resided in Florida for the required six months before the dissolution petitio
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217 So. 3d 223·
Fla. 5th DCA·
2017-04-21
Matthew Wayne appealed a final judgment dissolving his marriage to Susan Einspar, raising ten issues regarding asset/debt distribution, alimony awards, and procedural matters. The court reversed on two issues concerning the classification of marital debts and credits for temporar
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120 So. 3d 210·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2013-08-23
The appellate court affirmed a trial court's award of temporary alimony and increased child support, but remanded to correct scrivener's errors in the arrears calculation date.
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974 So. 2d 1159·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2008-02-13
In this family law appeal, the Third District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court's order imputing $7,000 per month in rental income to a husband based on his rent-free use of a home, finding that such imputation was improper because the parties no longer had use of the home a
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856 So. 2d 1041·
Fla. 1st DCA·
2003-09-05
The court held that a permanent alimony award cannot be retroactively applied to a period already covered by a temporary alimony award.
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819 So. 2d 1007·
Fla. 5th DCA·
2002-06-28
In this dissolution of marriage case, the wife appealed the trial court's suspension and modification of an income deduction order for temporary alimony. The Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that the trial court failed to enter written findings of good cause requi
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813 So. 2d 209·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2002-04-03
David Efron appeals an order denying his motion to terminate temporary alimony after a Puerto Rican divorce decree was entered. The Third District affirmed, holding that Florida's pending dissolution proceeding remains viable despite the Puerto Rican divorce because the Puerto Ri