Pestana v. Pestana

SHIVERS, Judge.

The appellant/husband attacks the trial court’s jurisdiction to enter a final judgment of dissolution of marriage, awarding the appellee/wife custody of the parties’ four minor children, child support, lump sum alimony, a special equity in the husband’s retirement benefits, costs and attorney’s fees. We conclude that the awards of child custody, child support and lump sum alimony were proper. We reverse, however, the awards of special equity, costs and attorney’s fees.

The facts are as follows. The parties to this action are both Colombian Nationals who were married in Colombia…