Riera v. Riera
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1DissentShepherd, J.
I agree with the majority that the former husband, Jorge Luis Riera, cannot be held in contempt for failing to comply with a contractual obligation to pay college expenses. See Nicoletti v. Nicoletti, 901 So.2d 290, 292 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) (“A contractual duty to pay for a child’s college expenses cannot be enforced by contempt.”); see also Gersten v. Gersten, 281 So.2d 607, 609 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973). However, I would affirm the decision of the *1169trial court that the former husband is required to pay his aliquot share of his son’s expenses to attend George Washington University.
The former husband…
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