Legal Opinion

Esdale v. Esdale

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 7, 1986No. 85-544Published

1Opinion of the Court

487 So.2d 1219 (1986)

Beth Alyson ESDALE (Cohen), Appellant,

v.

Richard ESDALE, Appellee.

No. 85-544.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 7, 1986.

Caryn S. Grainer, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Lewis A. Hoffman and Thomas D. Koch of Hoffman & Koch, Dunedin, for appellee.

LETTS, Judge.

In a dissolution proceeding, the trial court ordered shared parental responsibility but granted physical custody of the six-year-old male child to the father. The mother appeals. We affirm.

This is a tragic case. The mother alleges that the father sexually abused the child; however, the court…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Bennett v. BennettSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
  3. Frye v. FryeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
  4. McIntyre v. McIntyreDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  5. Jones v. BowmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

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