Legal Opinion

Horton v. Horton

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 3, 1986No. 85-1208PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

LEHAN, Judge.

In this dissolution of marriage case, the husband appeals the portions of the final judgment which awarded permanent alimony to the wife and did not award the husband a special equity in the marital home.

We affirm as to the alimony issue: See Walter v. Walter, 464 So.2d 538 (Fla.1985); Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197 (Fla.1980).

We reverse as to the special equity issue. The husband owned a home prior to this marriage. There was uncontroverted evidence that the husband contributed to the purchase of the marital home for this marriage out of either funds which were borrowed…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Landay v. LandaySupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  3. Walter v. WalterSupreme Court of Florida · 1985

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Davis v. CarrDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

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