Legal Opinion

Ryan v. Ryan

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 5, 1995No. Nos. 94-2286 and 94-3268PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

The former husband, John Ryan, appeals from a final order denying his petition for a downward modification of alimony and an award of attorney’s fees and costs. We affirm the order denying modification of the alimony but reverse and remand the order awarding attorney’s fees. The trial court erroneously applied the “prevailing party” standard in determining whether to award fees, rather than considering the financial resources of both parties. See Giovanelli v. *995Giovanelli, 654 So.2d 154 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995).

DELL, KLEIN and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Giovanelli v. GiovanelliDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Rosen v. RosenSupreme Court of Florida · 1997