Legal Opinion

Baas v. Baas

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 30, 1998No. 97-04361PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHATLEY, Judge.

The husband appeals and the wife cross-appeals the final judgment of dissolution. We affirm the award of permanent periodic alimony to the wife and reverse the denial of her motion for attorney’s fees.

The parties’ separation agreement, which was incorporated into the final judgr ment, did not contain an unambiguous waiver of the right to seek alimony, see White v. White, 617 So.2d 732 (Fla. 2d DCA1993), and therefore, the husband’s contention that the alimony award violates that agreement is without merit.

The husband has not shown that the trial court abused its discretion in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rosen v. RosenSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  2. White v. WhiteDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Worley v. WorleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  2. Cunningham v. CunninghamDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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