Legal Opinion

Gilliland v. Gilliland

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 15, 2019No. Case No. 5D17-4100Published

1Opinion of the CourtWallis, J.

*868Kelli Gilliland (Wife) appeals the Final Judgment dissolving her long-term marriage to Michael Gilliland (Husband). While Wife raises several arguments on appeal, we only find merit in two. We agree that the trial court erred in failing to award Wife permanent periodic alimony and in reducing Wife's requested attorney's fees without making findings of fact in the Final Judgment. Therefore, we reverse and remand with instructions on these issues. We affirm in all other respects without further discussion.

First, Wife argues it was error to award her durational alimony instead of permanent…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Motie v. MotieDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  2. Giovanini v. GiovaniniDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  3. Simpson v. SimpsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  4. Fichtel v. FichtelDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  5. Nousari v. NousariDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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