Legal Opinion

Coggan v. Coggan

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 27, 1968No. 68-183PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANN, Judge.

This interlocutory appeal presents the question whether, on transfer of custody of a teen-age son who now prefers to live with his father, the diminution of the wife’s revenues by the amount of the support money is such a change in circumstances as will support an increase in alimony to an amount less than the former combined total of alimony and support. The chancellor, who heard the parties and is in a better position to determine this question than we are, allowed an increase in alimony, taking into account increased earnings of the husband and controverted evidence about the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Zalka v. ZalkaSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
  2. Katiba v. KatibaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
  3. Russo v. RussoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Gore Newspapers Company v. TysonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  2. Schlapik v. SchlapikDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  3. State Ex Rel. English v. McCraryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976

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