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Hallac v. Hallac

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 29, 2012No. 4D10-4450PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.

The wife appeals an attorney’s fees award, denying her a portion of her attorney’s fees and assessing a portion of the husband’s attorney’s fees against her, on the basis that she unreasonably refused a favorable settlement offer. We affirm the trial court’s denial of attorney’s fees to the wife after the date of the settlement offer, because Rosen v. Rosen, 696 So.2d 697 (Fla.1997), permits a trial court to consider results obtained in determining a section 61.16, Florida Statutes (2009), attorney’s fees award. We reverse the award of attorney’s fees to the husband, concluding that the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Rosen v. RosenSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  2. Moakley v. SmallwoodSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  3. Bitterman v. BittermanSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  4. Mettler v. MettlerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  5. Levy v. LevyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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3Cited by7 opinions

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