Legal Opinion

Serra v. Brown

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 3, 2016No. 2D15-593Published

1Opinion of the Court

LaROSE, Judge.

Joseph Serra, Michelle Serra, Michael Serra, and their counsel, John Shahan, appeal the trial court’s final order awarding attorney’s fees to Mary Brown pursuant to section 57.105(1), Florida Statutes (2014).

The order on appeal contains no findings required under section 57.105 to support the award. Consequently, we must reverse. See Dep’t of Revenue v. Marchines, 974 So.2d 1085, 1088 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007); Goldberg v. Watts, 864 So.2d 59, 60 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003); Mason v. Highlands Cty. Comm’rs, 817 So.2d 922, 923 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).

We render no view as to the underlying merits of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Mason v. HIGHLANDS COUNTY BD. OF COM'RSDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. Goldberg v. WattsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  3. Department of Revenue v. MarchinesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007

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