Bitz v. Bitz

This is an appeal from a non-final order of the circuit court finding a portion of the parties’ marital settlement agreement to be ambiguous and ordering the division of real property. We have jurisdiction. Art. 5, § 4(b)(1), Fla. Const.; Fla. R.App. P. 9.130(3)(C)(ii). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

Donald Michael Bitz (the former husband) and Jean Seipp Bitz (the former wife) were married for nineteen years. During them marriage, the couple acquired a total of 7.98 acres of contiguous land in South Miami. The property was purchased over several years in approximately…