Legal Opinion
Fishman v. Fishman
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 9, 1995No. 83243PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
656 So.2d 1250 (1995)
Petra FISHMAN, etc., Petitioner,
v.
J. Robert FISHMAN, Respondent.
No. 83243.
Supreme Court of Florida.
February 9, 1995.
Rehearing Denied July 10, 1995.
Viktoria L. Gres, Key Biscayne, for petitioner.
William E. Raikes, III, Fort Pierce, for respondent.
GRIMES, Chief Justice.
We review Fishman v. Fishman, 629 So.2d 195 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993), in which the district court of appeal certified the following as a question of great public importance:
MAY THE POWER OF CONTEMPT BE USED TO ENFORCE THE PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY'S FEES DIRECTED TO BE PAID BY ONE FORMER SPOUSE TO THE OTHER FOR FEES…
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- Bronk v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1901
- Gibson v. BennettSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Orr Ex Rel. Walton v. OrrSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
- Phelan v. PhelanSupreme Court of Florida · 1868
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