Legal Opinion

McHugh v. McHugh

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 26, 2002No. 4D01-3202Published

1Per curiam

We affirm the postjudgment order striking appellant’s claim for attorney’s fees on the ground that appellee litigated in bad faith. Appellant made no request for fees prior to final judgment, and the trial court did not reserve jurisdiction to award fees in the final judgment. See Conley v. Shutts & Bowen, P.A., 622 So.2d 559, 559 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993); Cibula v. Cibula, 578 So.2d 519, 521 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991).

WARNER, SHAHOOD and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cibula v. CibulaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  2. Conley v. Shutts & Bowen, P.A.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993