Legal Opinion

Card v. Card

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 30, 2015No. 2D13-6054Published

1Opinion of the Court

LaROSE, Judge.

Suzzann Card appeals the trial court’s order capping the amount of attorney’s fees she recovered in her dissolution proceeding against her former husband, Donald Card. We havé jurisdiction. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.030(b)(1)(A). Because Ms. Card agreed to the methodology used by the trial court, we affirm.

During the dissolution proceedings, Ms. Card filed a motion for temporary attorney’s fees and costs. After a hearing, the trial court ordered Mr. Card to pay Ms. Card’s counsel $7,500 for temporary fees and costs. Ms. Card appealed that order. She dismissed the appeal after she…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Goodwin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. Rosen v. RosenSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  3. Johnson v. Thomas Ex Rel. PolatsidisMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Crick v. CrickDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  5. Card v. CardDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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