Tampa, FL
Appeals Lawyer at Tampa, FL
Practice Areas: Appeals, Mediation
OUTCOME: Trial court's inconsistanct findings were insuficient to support unequal distribution of marital assets funds borrowed against husband's life insurance policy from his father were not marital debt.
Husband appealed from on order of the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, dissolving marriage and equitably distributing marital property.
OUTCOME: The trial court shall consider the father's request for fees and cost.
In This Paternity proceeding, the Mother appeals the supplemental final judgment that modifies custody of the parties' son from the mother's primary residential care to rotating custody. The Father, ha ... s cross-appealed because the trial court did not include in the final judgment a reservation of jurisdiction to address his request that the mother pay his trial attorney's fees and costs.
OUTCOME: the DCA held the the record did not support a temporary support order for husband to pay wife, in addition to a certain amount per week, any and all normal and customary expenses associated with the marital home.
Husband in a dissolution-of-marriage proceeding appealed from a non-final order of the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, that awarded temporary support and attorney fees to wife.
OUTCOME: The DCA held that the Trial Court failed to make specific findings supporting its alimony awarded, which precluded review and required remand for further proceedings.
Former wife filed supplemental petition for modification of dissolution of marriage judgment, seeking an extension of alimony. Following a hearing the Court Court for Pinellas County, awarded former w ... ife permanent periodic alimony, and former wife appealed the amount of permanent alimony awarded.
OUTCOME: The DCA held that the trial court failed to make neccessary findings in alimony award, failed to make findings identifying identifying marital liabilities and was required to consider tax in the valuation of the IRA
Marital dissolution action was brought. The Circuit Court, Collier County, dissolved marriage, divided property, and awarded alimony. Wife appealed and husband cross-appealed.
OUTCOME: The DCA held that the errors in the visitation provision necessitated remand for future proceedings.
Father sought review of judgment of the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, Dissolving his marriage and awarding both him and the mother "visitation" not withstanding that it assigned primary residenti ... al responsibility to mother.
OUTCOME: The DCA held that the trial court abused its descretion in denying father's motion without a hearing.
Father brought motion for emergency ex-parte and temporary relief, alleging mother's continued drug use warranted the temporary removal of child from her custody, pending final hearing on supplemental ... pleadings to modify custody provisions of paternity judgment. The Circuit Court, Hillsborough County.
OUTCOME: The DCA held that the mediation agreement was a fuill and complete settlement which superseded the antenuptial agreement
Husband petitioned for dissolution of marriage. After a hearing, the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, entered judgment awarding wife everything provided for her in a mediation agreement together wit ... h sums she contended she was owed pursuant to an antenuptial agreement. Husband appealed, and wife cross-appealed.
OUTCOME: The DCA held that clear and convincing evidence supported finding that birth father abandond child, as required to support termination of his parental rights.
Adoption agency filed petition seeking to terminate alleged unmarried biological father's parental rights, pending adoption. The circuit Court, Hillsborough County, entered summary judgment in favor of ... agency. Father appealed. The District Court of Appeal, reversed and remanded for ruling on father's pending paternity action. On remand, the parties stipulated to father's paternity, and the Circuit Court ratified the stipulation and entered a final judgment terminating father's parental rights. Father appealed.
OUTCOME: The DCA held that trial court denied husband's due process rights when it entered injunction for protection without affording husband opportunity to be heard.
Wife brought action against husband, seeking injunction for protection against domestic violence with minor children. The Circuit Court, entered injunction. Husband Appealed.
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