Mirabal v. Mirabal

DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.

Miriam Mirabal, who only sought to have her interest in certain property acquired by the parties during the marriage determined and awarded, appeals from a post-dissolution final judgment, which, in the name of Canakaris,1 instead awarded her lump sum alimony. Miriam did not seek alimony in any form, and, indeed, along with her husband, expressly waived alimony at the outset of the final hearing.

The facts are undisputed. Miriam and Ramon Mirabal, after their marriage in 1976, became partners and worked together in an import-export business. The business generated all…