Legal Opinion
Engesser v. Engesser
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 9, 2010No. 5D09-871PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrfinger, J.
David A. Engesser, the former husband, appeals a final judgment of dissolution of marriage. He contends that the trial court erred by awarding permanent and bridge-the-gap alimony to his former wife, Tanya Engesser. We consider this ease en banc in order to recede from our prior decisions rejecting the use of bridge-the-gap alimony.
Our review of this case is limited because the record contains no transcript of the trial. As a result, we can only address errors that appear on the face of the final judgment. See Mayfield v. Mayfield, 929 So.2d 671, 672 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006). A trial court’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- Applegate v. Barnett Bank of TallahasseeSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
- Mayfield v. MayfieldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
- Layeni v. LayeniDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
- Bailey v. BaileyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Gonsewski v. GonsewskiTennessee Supreme Court · 2011
- Gray v. GrayDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
- Patricia Carlene Mayfield v. Phillip Harold MayfieldTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
- Demont v. DemontDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
- Arnold v. WhitleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
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