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& SC16-589 Nancy Hooker v. Timothy I. Hooker and Timothy I. Hooker v. Nancy Hooker

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 30, 2017No. SC15-1881 SC16-589PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPariente, J.

The issue in this dissolution of marriage case is whether the Fourth District Court of Appeal applied an improper standard of review to the trial court’s factual findings regarding whether a spouse had donative intent to establish that property was an interspousal gift and, therefore, included in the marital estate subject to equitable distribution. Hooker v. Hooker, 174 So.3d 507, 511 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). Nancy Hooker (Wife) petitioned this Court for review. We accepted jurisdiction because the Fourth District’s opinion expressly and directly conflicts with this Court’s decision in Shaw v.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Shaw v. ShawSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  3. Westerheide v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  4. Savoie v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  5. Leisure Resorts, Inc. v. Frank J. Rooney, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1995

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. DENNY DWAIN BRANHAM vs JOANNIE D. BRANHAMDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2022
  2. Jorge Leon v. Marianela Dolores LozanaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2025
  3. Juan Alberto Goya v. Rosa M. HayashidaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2025

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