Legal Opinion

Fort v. Fort

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 31, 1956PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

90 So.2d 313 (1956)

Chester A. FORT, Jr., Petitioner,

v.

Anne Burton FORT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida. Division B.

October 31, 1956.

Smith & Axtell, Jacksonville, for petitioner.

Willard Ayres (of Greene, Ayres & Greene), Ocala, for respondent.

ROBERTS, Justice.

We here review an order of the lower court denying a petition for a reduction in alimony payments awarded to the wife in a divorce decree entered in her favor in 1947. The alimony award was based upon and in conformity with a separation agreement executed by the parties prior to their divorce.

In support of his petition, the husband…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Underwood v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  2. Blanton v. BlantonSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
  3. Jacobs v. JacobsSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
  4. Vance v. VanceSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
  5. Haynes v. HaynesSupreme Court of Florida · 1954

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Sedell v. SedellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
  2. Salomon v. SalomonSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
  3. Howell v. HowellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  4. Howell v. HowellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
  5. Mills v. MillsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976

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