Legal Opinion

Defazio v. Defazio

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 13, 1990No. 90-654Published

1Opinion of the Court

W. SHARP, Judge.

We affirm this final judgment in a dissolution case because we find it falls within the trial judge’s discretion to award the former wife $300 per month permanent periodic alimony. Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197 (Fla.1980). The only issue raised on appeal was the propriety of the alimony award.

The Defazios are persons of modest means and assets. The court distributed their net marital assets relatively equally: $103,493.50 (55%) to the wife, and $79„693.50 (45%) to the husband. But, the evidence disclosed the former husband withdrew $5,000 in cash from several accounts…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Johnson v. JohnsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  3. De La Guardia v. De LaGuardiaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

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