Legal Opinion

MacDonald v. MacDonald

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 6, 1980No. 79-757PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIMES, Chief Judge.

The husband raises several points in his appeal from a judgment of dissolution. The only point of merit involves his contention that the court erred in awarding the jointly owned marital home and the furnishings therein to the wife as lump sum alimony.

The wife was able to obtain fulltime employment after suit was filed, and the husband’s income as a contractor is subject to substantial fluctuations because of the volatile nature of the building industry. Nevertheless, the record supports the conclusion that in view of the parties’ prior standard of living the wife had the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cummings v. CummingsSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  2. Meridith v. MeridithSupreme Court of Florida · 1978

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Rosen v. RosenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  2. Cutler v. CutlerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  3. Hague v. HagueDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980

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