Legal Opinion

Zambuto v. Zambuto

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 16, 2011No. 2D10-2231Published

1Opinion of the Court

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Terry Zambuto challenges 'the alimony award and equitable distribution scheme prescribed in the judgment dissolving his marriage to Lisa Zambuto. We agree with his arguments in part, and we reverse for the trial court to make certain adjustments.

During the marriage, Mr. Zambuto earned a substantial income and Mrs. Zambuto stayed at home with three children. Mrs. Zambuto’s evidence established a level of need that resulted in a significant award of alimony. Mr. Zambu-to has not demonstrated an abuse of discretion in the trial court’s alimony award generally; the evidence…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Roth v. RothDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. LaFlam v. LaFlamDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  4. Batson v. BatsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  5. Belford v. BelfordDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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