Dawson v. Dawson

Leland V. Dawson, Jr. appeals the trial court’s judgment dissolving his marriage to Toni G. Dawson. We affirm.

In a dissolution proceeding, the trial court possesses broad discretion to do equity between the parties. Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197, 1202 (Fla.1980); Doyle v. Doyle, 789 So.2d 499, 501 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001). The standard of review is whether the trial court abused its discretion. Canakaris, 382 So.2d at 1202-03. In reviewing a dissolution judgment, this Court looks at the judgment as a whole in determining whether the trial court abused its discretion. Hamlet v. Hamlet, 583…