Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Kunzweiler v. Kunzweiler

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 25, 1997No. 96-1164Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partW. Sharp, Judge

I agree that this case should be remanded for an award to the former wife, Katherine Kunzweiler, for the payment of her medical expenses, a marital debt. However, I disagree that the award of rehabilitative alimony to Katherine should be vacated. The trial court found that there was a need for rehabilitative alimony to permit Katherine to recover from, the emotional injury suffered by her due to the divorce and that a reasonable period of spousal support would be 18 months. I would affirm this award because the record supports this exercise of the trial court’s discretion. Canakaris v.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Lash v. LashDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  3. The Florida Bar v. ClementSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  4. Campbell v. CampbellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  5. Veach v. VeachDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

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