Legal Opinion

Brock v. Brock

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 7, 1995No. 94-550PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERVIN, Judge.

We affirm the supplemental final judgment of dissolution of marriage, having found no error in the bifurcation of the dissolution or the setting of the case for trial, and no abuse of discretion in the equitable distribution or denial of alimony to appellant.

We reverse, however, the trial court’s attorney fee award of $15,000 to appellant. The law is clear that an award of fees is not dependent on a party’s success in litigation. Greeley v. Greeley, 583 So.2d 1078, 1080 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991). Consequently, the trial court erred in discounting the award based on appellant’s…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Greeley v. GreeleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Rosen v. RosenSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  2. Roberson v. PerezCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2004
  3. Miller v. MillerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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