Jurasek v. Jurasek

Yolimar Jurasek appeals the entry of a final judgment awarding her former husband, Robert Jurasek, a “special equity” in the parties’ jointly owned marital residence and the denial of her request for attorney’s fees. We reverse the entry of judgment on both issues.

The parties petitioned for a dissolution of their seven-year marriage. Prior to the final hearing, the parties amicably resolved nearly all issues regarding their marital assets and liabilities. The issue placed before the trial court involved the parties’ marital residence in Miami Beach and the associated mortgage encumbrance, as…