Legal Opinion

Raton v. Wallace

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 22, 2016No. Case 5D15-4184Published

1Per curiam

Former Husband, Agustín Raton, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion seeking to hold Former Wife, Brydie Wallace, in contempt. Former Husband first addresses the trial court’s order finding that Former Wife was entitled to attorney’s fees. The amount of fees, however, has not yet been determined. We dismiss that portion of the appeal without consideration of the merits, because an order awarding attorney’s fees with the amount to be later determined is not an appealable order. See Rausch v. Rausch, 680 So.2d 624, 624-26 (Fla. 6th DCA 1996).

Former Husband secondly asserts that Former…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rausch v. RauschDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. BERTUGLIA v. RoeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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