Legal Opinion

Wilder v. Wilder

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 1, 2010No. 4D10-205PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

In this case, the husband challenges a temporary support order, arguing that it is excessive and that there is an error in the child support calculation. We agree that the award is excessive and the wife has conceded the alleged error in the child support calculation.

“[Temporary relief awards are among the areas where trial judges have the broadest discretion” and an appellate court will not reverse such an order in the absence of an abuse of that discretion. Robbie v. Robbie, 591 So.2d 1006, 1008 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991). It is an abuse of discretion, however, for a trial court to enter a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Robbie v. RobbieDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  2. Bolton v. BoltonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  3. Williams v. WilliamsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. DOUGLAS A. MELDRUM v. CATHERINE BERGAMO-MELDRUMDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  2. Trainor v. TrainorDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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