Legal Opinion

Jones v. Jones

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 25, 2001No. 4D00-3796Published

1Per curiam

On rehearing of the final judgment of dissolution, the trial court clarified the judgment. It limited the provision requiring the husband to provide life insurance so that it only provided security for alimony arrearages, relying on Keith v. Keith, 537 So.2d 138 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988). Keith held that a life insurance requirement may be imposed only to secure potential alimony arrearages. 537 So.2d at 139-40. However, Keith relied on Sobelman v. Sobelman, 516 So.2d 7 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987), which was reversed by the supreme court in Sobelman v. Sobelman, 541 So.2d 1153 (Fla.1989). The supreme court…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sobelman v. SobelmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. Keith v. KeithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

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