Legal Opinion

Ledford v. Ledford

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 25, 1985No. 83-1536PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORFINGER, Judge.

The former husband appeals from a final judgment of dissolution of marriage, contending that the trial court erred in awarding alimony and attorney’s fees to the wife. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

From the meager record provided to us we cannot say that the trial court abused its discretion in awarding permanent periodic alimony or attorney’s fees to the wife, because reasonable men might differ in this regard. Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197 (Fla.1980). There was evidence before the court that appellant husband transacted much of his business “out of his hip…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Tronconi v. TronconiSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  3. Claughton v. ClaughtonSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  4. Lynch v. LynchDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Rico v. RicoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  2. Freeman v. Freeman (In Re Freeman)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1994
  3. Petticrew v. PetticrewDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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