Holmes v. Holmes

Santosh Holmes, the former wife, challenges a final judgment of dissolution. Because on appeal appellant has presented no transcript or statement of the evidence introduced to the court below, we would ordinarily find no basis for disturbing the final judgment which is deemed presumptively correct. Starks v. Starks, 423 So.2d 452 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). The judgment, however, is internally inconsistent. In the judgment the trial court awards certain real property in Nepal to the former wife, but refers to this award both as lump sum alimony and as an asset for equitable distribution. We…