Fernandez v. Crespo

SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.

The trial judge denied the appellant the attorney’s fees to which he was entitled as the prevailing party under the governing marital settlement agreement solely on the ground that his claim had not been properly pled as required by Stockman v. Downs, 573 So.2d 835 (Fla.1991). That order is reversed because the record establishes the applicability of the exception to the Stockman doctrine which applies when the opposing party raises no objection to a clearly asserted claim to fees. See Stockman, 573 So.2d at 838; Sandoval v. Banco de Comercio, S.A., 585 So.2d 934…