Legal Opinion

Lathrop v. Lathrop

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 22, 2016No. 2D15-1768Published

1Opinion of the Court

CASANUEVA, Judge.

James C. Lathrop appeals an amended final judgment of dissolution of marriage. Mr. Lathrop raises two issues on appeal: first, he contends that the trial court’s award of permanent alimony was erroneous; and second, he argues that the trial court erred in requiring him to maintain a life insurance policy to secure the award of alimony. We find there was no error in the award of alimony and affirm the award. However, we conclude the trial court erred in requiring Mr. Lathrop to maintain a life insurance policy to secure the payment of permanent alimony.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cozier v. CozierDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. Busciglio v. BusciglioDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  3. Juchnowicz v. JuchnowiczDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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