Legal Opinion

Davies v. Davies

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 28, 2002No. Nos. 1D01-5075, 1D02-240Published

1Per curiam

In this consolidated appeal from post-dissolution orders entered by the trial court, we affirm the trial court’s award of attorney’s fee entitlement as a sanction in the contempt proceeding. See, e.g., Poe v. Poe, 811 So.2d 789, 789-90 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002); Becker v. Becker, 778 So.2d 438, 439 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001); Worthington v. Harty, 677 So.2d 1371, 1371 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); Mettler v. Mettler, 569 So.2d 496, 498 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990). We find, however, that appellant should have been afforded an opportunity to be heard regarding the amount of the fee awarded. See, e.g., Simpson v. Simpson,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mettler v. MettlerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  2. Simpson v. SimpsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  3. Broyles v. BroylesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. Worthington v. HartyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  5. Becker v. BeckerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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