Louth v. Isom

The petitioner seeks the issuance of a writ of prohibition to prevent the trial court from considering a motion for attorney’s fees. The petitioner contends that since the amended final judgment did not reserve jurisdiction for the consideration of the fees motion, the trial court lost jurisdiction to consider and rule upon the motion. See Frisard v. Frisard, 468 So.2d 399 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985); Frumkes v. Frumkes, 328 So.2d 34 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976).

This case is factually distinguishable from those relied upon by the petitioner. Here, the attorney’s fees motion is strictly limited to payment for…