Legal Opinion

Sonson v. Sonson

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 3, 2002No. 3D01-1317PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Former husband appeals from a final order awarding attorney’s fees to the former wife in a post-dissolution enforcement action. We affirm.

The trial court properly ratified the general master’s finding that the former husband was vexatiously litigious, as there is competent substantial evidence to support the finding. See Moncrief v. Hall, 63 So.2d 640 (Fla.1953) (“It has long been the law in Florida that a trial judge may not reject a master’s findings of fact unless the court concludes that the findings of fact are clearly erroneous.”).

Furthermore, the trial court properly rejected the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Mettler v. MettlerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  3. Ascontec Consulting, Inc. v. YoungDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  4. Moncrief v. HallSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  5. Reis v. ReisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Khata v. BelovaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  2. Khata v. BelovaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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