COOPER VS. COOPER, 69 So.3d 977 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011)
Aug 19, 2011OUTCOME: Reversed in part, dismissed in part, and denied in part.
Background: Consolidated appeals were taken from orders of the Circuit Court, Sarasota County, Andrew D. Owens, Jr. and Frederick A. DeFuria, JJ., arising from wife's petition for support unconnected w ... ith dissolution. Holdings: The District Court of Appeal, Villanti, J., held that: (1) purported final order, entered while a nonfinal appeal was pending, was a nullity; (2) cumulative total of monthly alimony, child sup-port and other expenses imposed on husband, amounting to 83.5% of husband's net monthly in-come, was excessive; and (3) trial court had jurisdiction over a petition for pro-spective downward modification of alimony and child support, even while appeal of initial award of alimony and child support was pending. Reversed in part, dismissed in part, and denied in part. Casanueva, J., concurred in part, dissented in part, and filed statement. The complete opinion can be found at "http://www.2dca.org/opinions/Opinion_Pages/Opinion_Page_2011/August/August%2019,%202011/2D10-1102.pdf"
