Legal Opinion

Heilig v. Heilig

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 24, 1981No. 80-1520PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HURLEY, Judge.

On this appeal appellant/wife contends that she should have been awarded permanent rather than rehabilitative alimony. *183Also, she claims that the trial court erred in failing to award her attorney’s fees. We find that both contentions are meritorious and thus we reverse.

The parties were married for twenty-one years and had three children. Mrs. Heilig, who has completed two years of college, was never employed outside the home during the marriage until 1976 or 1977 when she began free lance modeling. Her income from modeling did not exceed $4,000 a year. Since this action was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Colucci v. ColucciDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  2. Gerber v. GerberDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  3. Goss v. GossDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Corrie v. CorrieDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

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