Legal Opinion

Ingram v. Ingram

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 16, 2011No. 1D10-2374PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Per curiam

Marty Ingram, the former husband, appeals the trial court’s final judgment of dissolution of marriage. He raises several issues, only one of which has merit. Specifically, we agree with the former husband that the trial court erred in awarding the former wife $2,500 in attorneys’ fees without making the required findings. Consequently, we reverse as to the attorneys’ fees issue but affirm all other aspects of the final judgment without further comment.

When awarding attorneys’ fees, the trial court must “set forth specific findings regarding the hourly rate, the number of hours reasonably…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. RoweSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. Manuel v. ManuelDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  3. Blits v. Renaissance Cruises, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  4. Teat v. City of ApalachicolaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Haywald v. FougereDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  5. Peter Nalasco, Individually and on behalf of the Peter Nalasco IRA, Johanne Lavoie Nalasco, Individually and on behalf of the Johanne Lavoie Nalasco Ira and Loui John Nalasco v. Buckman, Buckman & Reid, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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