Conner v. Conner

In this appeal from a dissolution between the parties, the wife challenges the trial court’s award of lump sum, periodic and rehabilitative alimony. Her former trial counsel also joins this appeal, arguing his fee awarded by the trial court was insufficient. The wife argues the awards of alimony and attorneys’ fees are insufficient to compensate her for her contribution to the marriage of over twenty years. We agree and reverse.

The Conners were married in 1953 in Starke, Florida. He was a recent graduate of the University of Florida, and co-owner of an insurance agency. She was twenty years…