Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Jenkins
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 6, 2015No. 2D13-6175PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Judge.
Kelly Jenkins (Former Wife) challenges the order granting Timothy Jenkins’ (Former Husband) petition for a downward modification of child support.1 The Former Wife asserts that the circuit court erred by failing to apply the equita*311ble doctrine of unclean hands to prevent modification due to the Former Husband’s child support arrearages, totaling in excess of $24,000. Because the Former Husband failed to show that he was unable to comply with the previous support order, we agree and reverse. As this issue is dispos-itive, we withhold comment on the other issues raised by the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Blanton v. BlantonSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
- Feder v. FederDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Ohmes v. OhmesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Watson v. McDowellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
- Cain v. CainDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Stuart L. Haddan v. Ann C. JenksDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016