Legal Opinion

Scott Aron Stewart v. Mishelle Addys Perdomo Vindel

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 9, 2026No. SC2024-0428Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2024-0428 ____________ SCOTT ARON STEWART, Petitioner, vs. MISHELLE ADDYS PERDOMO VINDEL, Respondent. July 9, 2026 GROSSHANS, J. Does a trial court have statutory authority to achieve an equitable division of marital property by awarding prejudgment interest? In short, our answer is yes. Such awards, though, are not a matter of entitlement. Instead, the decision to grant prejudgment interest is a discretionary one, depending on the particular facts of a given case. We approve the Third District Court of Appeal’s decision to the extent it aligns with…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Argonaut Ins. Co. v. May Plumbing Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1985
  4. Bethesda Hospital Assn. v. BowenSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Gerald W. Kerr v. Charles F. Vatterott & Co. Commerce Bank of St. Louis, N. A.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999

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