Goodman v. Goodman

ON MOTION TO REVIEW DENIAL OF ALIMONY PENDING APPEAL

We grant Appellani/wife’s motion to review an order denying her motion for temporary support pending appeal, and reverse the order. See Hilsman v. Hilsman, 421 So.2d 770 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982).

After filing a notice of appeal from a dissolution judgment, which included an award of alimony, the wife sought temporary alimony pending appeal in an amount in excess of the award in the judgment. In denying relief, the trial court acknowledged that the standard it was applying in evaluating the wife’s motion was the test used in actions for…