Legal Opinion

Hornbuckle v. Hornbuckle

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 10, 1988No. 88-57PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Judge.

The former wife appeals a final order which fails to address the properly raised issue of attorney’s fees, and which interprets a California divorce decree as requiring that the former husband pay the wife rehabilitative alimony for a period of only one year. Because the trial court erred in interpreting the language of the California order of dissolution of marriage, and in failing to address the issue of reasonable attorney’s fees, we reverse.

The parties were married for more than 19 years and have two adult children. Throughout the marriage, the husband was successfully…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Cortina v. CortinaSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  3. Wallace v. WallaceDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  4. Heitzman v. HeitzmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
  5. Carlyle v. CarlyleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Cifrian v. CifrianDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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