Legal Opinion

In re the Marriage of Goff

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 23, 1979No. KK-364PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellants, contestants below, join in this appeal to urge that the trial court improperly assessed costs against them. We agree and reverse.

In the absence of statutory authority or agreement between the parties, the trial court had no authority to assess costs against them.

REVERSED.

MILLS, Acting C. J., and ERVIN, J., and MASON, ERNEST E., Associate Judge, concur.

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Pope v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  2. State, Department of Labor & Employment Security v. CadeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981