Legal Opinion
Hayden v. Hayden
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 31, 1979No. 78-2153PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
373 So.2d 436 (1979)
Robert Riggs HAYDEN, Appellant,
v.
Catherine HAYDEN, Appellee.
No. 78-2153.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
July 31, 1979.
A.N. Spence, Miami, for appellant.
Saul T. Von Zamft, Coral Gables, and William H. Park, Miami, for appellee.
Before PEARSON, KEHOE and SCHWARTZ, JJ.
KEHOE, Judge.
A circuit court has no jurisdiction to enter an award of attorneys' fees in favor of a party when that party voluntarily dismissed her action and discharged her attorney prior to the order determining attorneys' fees. Accordingly, we reverse.
Catherine Hayden petitioned for…
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