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Couples v. Couples

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Sep 27, 1993
623 So. 2d 585 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

Opinion

Nos. 93-0894, 93-0895.

August 25, 1993. Rehearing and/or Clarification Denied September 27, 1993.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Palm Beach County, Richard I. Wennet, J.

Mark T. Luttier of Gunster, Yoakley Stewart, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Neil B. Jogolinzer of Christiansen, Jacknin Tuthill, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


We affirm in part and reverse in part. We reverse that part of the trial court's order awarding the appellee "an additional $25,000 a month" beyond the other amounts allowed for temporary support, for the wife to spend "however she desires." Cf. Wenzel v. Wenzel, 512 So.2d 275 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987). We affirm the balance of the temporary support order.

We also affirm the order for temporary attorney's fees, suit money and costs. Our affirmance of these awards, however, is without prejudice to the appellant to subsequently challenge any claims for fees and costs alleged to have been actually incurred. The appellee retains the burden on this issue, regardless of the trial court's tentative allowance of fees, suit money and costs based on estimated future expenditures.

ANSTEAD and STONE, JJ., and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr., Senior Judge, concur.


Summaries of

Couples v. Couples

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Sep 27, 1993
623 So. 2d 585 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)
Case details for

Couples v. Couples

Case Details

Full title:FREDERICK S. COUPLES, APPELLANT, v. DEBORAH M. COUPLES, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Sep 27, 1993

Citations

623 So. 2d 585 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

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