Legal Opinion

Catalano v. Catalano

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 3, 2001No. 2D00-4053PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Acting Chief Judge.

Betty-Jo Catalano, the former wife, challenges the trial court’s order denying in part her motion for attorney’s fees and costs. The trial court awarded Mrs. Cata-lano all of her attorney’s fees and all of her costs except for the $4000 fee charged by the accountant hired by Mrs. Catalano to examine financial documents produced by Ronald P. Catalano, the former husband, in support of his motion for a change in child custody and a reduction in child support. The sole basis for the trial court’s denial of the accountant’s fee was that the accountant did not testify at…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lafferty v. LaffertyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  2. Sullivan v. MusellaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Winter Park Imports, Inc. v. JM Family Enterprises, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. The Field Club, Inc. v. AlarioDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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