Carter v. Carter

The husband appeals from a final judgment of dissolution of marriage.

We recognize that a trial court, in determining a proper equitable distribution of property acquired during the marriage, may refuse to divide amounts in a separately-held account absent a showing of special equity or a showing of great need or other justification. Adams v. Adams, 466 So.2d 333, 335 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985). However, the trial court designated a savings account held individually by the wife as excess earnings acquired during the last year of the marriage and expressly refused to consider the account in…