Downey v. Downey

The former wife seeks reversal of an order denying her an award of attorney’s fees in this marital dissolution case. The court equally divided the marital assets, and while the former husband’s income was about double that of the former wife, she is an attorney whom the court felt was underemployed. Given the entire record, we cannot say that the court abused its discretion. See Carlson v. Carlson, 719 So.2d 936, 936 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998); McIntyre v. McIntyre, 434 So.2d 61, 62 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).

Contending that the former husband’s litigiousness caused additional fees, the former wife argues…