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District Court of Appeal of Florida· 3/31/2006

Matajek v. Skowronska

Citations

  • 927 So. 2d 981
  • 2006 WL 846737

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “an award of attorney’s fees is inappropriate if the parties- are left in relatively equal financial circumstances after the dissolution” (citing Brock v. Brock, 690 So.2d 737, 742 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997))
  • reversing alimony award and remanding for additional findings becáuse the basis for the award was unclear and the lack of findings hampered meaningful appellate review
  • “[A]n award of attorney’s fees is inappropriate if the parties are left in relatively equal financial circumstances after the dissolution.”
  • the trial court’s failure to consider the factors in section 61.08 “frustrates meaningful review of the trial court’s award of alimony and constitutes reversible error”
  • the trial court’s failure to consider the factors in section 61.08 “frustrates meaningful review of the trial court’s award of alimony and constitutes reversible error”
  • \[A]n award of attorney's fees is inappropriate if the parties are left in relatively equal financial circumstances after the dissolution.\ (citing Brock v. Brock, 690 So. 2d 737, 742 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997))

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Judges: Thompson

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