Ernest v. Ernest

Cases should not be reversed for semantic reasons. If a trial judge reaches a support*1384able result, it should be affirmed, although it may have been labeled erroneously. Firestone v. Firestone, 263 So.2d 223 (Fla.1972)..

In this case, the facts and circumstances support the trial judge’s determination that the wife has need for exclusive possession of the marital residence for the stated period of time: five years. This had been an eleven year marriage. The husband’s established net income was $500.00 per week, and the wife’s was, at the very best, only $150.00 per week. The record showed it was…