Scott Aron Stewart v. Mishelle Addys Perdomo Vindel
Supreme Court of Florida
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
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- Bethesda Hospital Assn. v. BowenSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- 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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