Legal Opinion

Aguiar v. Aguiar

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 14, 1999No. 98-4290Published

1Per curiam

This cause arises from a final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The trial court awarded Appellee permanent alimony “until further order of court.” However, permanent periodic alimony terminates upon the death of either spouse or upon Appel-lee’s remarriage. Paulk v. Paulk, 680 So.2d 1122 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996) (citing Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197, 1203-04 (Fla.1980)). We direct that, on remand, the trial court modify the judgment in accordance with the above-stated rule.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Peteler v. PetelerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
  3. Jordan v. JordanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  4. Paulk v. PaulkDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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