Legal Opinion

Mendonsa v. Mendonsa

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 11, 1985No. 85-487PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

We vacate the award to the husband of the exclusive possession of the parties’ jointly owned home because of the lack of an evidentiary basis to support such award. Duncan v. Duncan, 379 So.2d 949 (Fla.1980). Upon remand, the court shall determine a reasonable monthly rental for the wife’s one-half interest in the home to be paid by the husband to her for all periods of time since the final judgment he has lived or continues to live in the home.

In view of the equitable distribution of the parties’ assets, we cannot say that the court abused its discretion in refusing to award alimony to the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Duncan v. DuncanSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Melton v. MeltonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
  3. Smith v. SmithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. TownsendDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  2. Nash v. NashDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

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