Legal Opinion

Fletcher v. Fletcher

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 6, 1961No. C-222PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

The appellee husband was granted a final divorce and custody of four children, aged 10, 12, 15 and 17, born as issue of the marriage. He was also vested with exclusive title to the family home which at the time of the divorce was held by the parties as tenants by the entireties.

The appellant wife insists that the equities governing the right to divorce were in her favor, that it was error to award the custody of the minors to the appellee and to award exclusive title to the mentioned real property to the appellee.

A decree of absolute divorce destroys an estate by the entireties and converts…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Strauss v. StraussSupreme Court of Florida · 1941

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. McFarland v. McFarlandDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
  2. Smith v. SmithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
  3. Wild v. WildDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
  4. Horne v. HorneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971

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