Urban v. Urban

In 1971, at the age of 60 years, the appellant, a bachelor journeyed to Czechoslovakia and induced the appellee, who was then 36 years of age, to marry him and come to this country. The appellee gave up a well-paying job, sold her condominium apartment, liquidated her assets and was required to reimburse the Communist State for her education before she was permitted to leave Czechoslovakia.

The parties resided in Miami. A dissolution proceeding was commenced in the trial court wherein the wife waived any claim to the residence owned by the husband in which they had resided. Among other things,…