Westley v. Westley

After skirmishing in two States under the uniform child custody law [see: Section 61.132 et seq., Florida Statutes (1979)], the mother was ultimately awarded the custody of two minor children by the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Dade County. Subsequently, the trial judge awarded her counsel attorney’s fees in the amount of $8,000.00, which is the subject of this appeal. We reverse.

The services may have warranted a fee, but the record fails to disclose that the father has assets that will enable him to respond to such an order. We therefore reverse the order of fees…