Legal Opinion

Haley v. Haley

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 27, 1995No. 94-1398PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIN, Judge.

Because of appellant’s demonstrated ability to support herself and earn income within range of that of her former husband, failure to award her alimony based on need for support does not rise to the level of abuse of discretion necessary to support reversal. Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197 (Fla.1980). The husband’s adultery may be considered by the court in deciding on an alimony award, but where, as here, there is no evidence that the husband’s adultery caused a material depletion of marital assets and no *333evidence it has increased the appellant’s need for support…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Noah v. NoahSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. Poe v. PoeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  4. Santoro v. SantoroDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Weller v. WellerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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