Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. Jacobs

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 27, 1991No. 91-226PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WOLF, Judge.

Janet C. Jacobs (Reeve) challenges a final order granting her former husband’s petition for modification of child custody and related relief. The appellant raises four issues on appeal, only one of which has merit.1

*405In light of the substantial disparity in financial circumstances of the parties, the failure to award attorney’s fees and costs to the wife was an abuse of discretion, and we direct the court upon remand to grant the wife an award of attorney’s fees and costs. Harrison v. Harrison, 540 So.2d 230 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).

WIGGINTON, J., and WENTWORTH, Senior Judge, concur..…

2Cited by1 opinion

  1. Martin v. MartinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007

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