Thornton v. Thornton
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
433 So.2d 682 (1983)
Avie Lee THORNTON, Appellant,
v.
Lacy THORNTON, Jr., Appellee.
No. 82-812.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
June 30, 1983.
Carl Jackson Moore, Palatka, for appellant.
Tito S. Smith of Hedstrom & Smith, Palatka, for appellee.
OPINION AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES
COBB, Judge.
The appellant wife, Avie Thornton, asserts that the trial court erred in awarding her rehabilitative, instead of permanent, alimony. We affirm, based on the facts of this case and the latitude of the trial judge's discretion in this area. See Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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