Legal Opinion
Schoenlank v. Schoenlank
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 16, 2013No. 3D12-2771PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRothenberg, J.
Appellant Scott Schoenlank appeals the portion of the final judgment which denies his motion for attorney’s fees under the prevailing party provision of his marital settlement agreement. Because both parties prevailed on significant issues, and neither party was the prevailing party, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to award attorney’s fees to either party. We therefore affirm.
BACKGROUND
Scott Schoenlank (“Scott”) and Sylma Schoenlank (“Sylma”) entered into a Mediated Marital Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) on September 17, 2007, which was incorporated…
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