Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Merritt
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 9, 2002No. 2D01-1486PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Judge.
Sophia Merritt (the former wife) appeals a nonfinal order the trial court entered in
March 2001 which temporarily abated the alimony obligation of Howard F. Merritt (the former husband) nunc pro tunc to July 15, 1993. Because we conclude that the child support hearing officer did not make a finding or enter a recommended order on alimony in 1993, and had no authority to address alimony issues, we must reverse.
In the 1991 final judgment of dissolution of marriage, the former husband was ordered to pay $50 “per week towards support of the wife.” The former husband also was ordered…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Whack v. SEMINOLE MEMORIAL HOSP.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- De Baun v. MichaelDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
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