Walia v. Thomas

The result in this divorce case largely turned on the credibility of the parties, which was the exclusive province of the trial judge. See, e.g., Adinolfe v. Adinolfe, 718 So.2d 369, 370 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998). One significant finding of the trial court was that both parties were willing “to lie whenever they felt it was in their best interest.” There is much support in the record for the judge’s conclusion. For example, the husband provided a financial statement to his bank in January 1999, that was significantly different from the financial affidavit he submitted to the court the same month.

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