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Coyle v. Coyle

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Aug 4, 1992
602 So. 2d 990 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

Opinion

No. 92-202.

August 4, 1992.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Thomas G. O'Connell, Judge.

Daniel Mones and Frank M. Marks, Miami, for appellant.

Steel Hector Davis and Elizabeth J. duFresne, Miami, for appellee.

Before FERGUSON, JORGENSON and COPE, JJ.


Finding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion and that the dissolution orders are reasonable, we affirm. Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197 (Fla. 1980).

JORGENSON and COPE, JJ., concur.


I agree that no abuse of discretion is shown in the court's equitable distribution of marital property and its award of past due child support, division of obligations and denial of attorney's fees. On authority of Grapin v. Grapin, 450 So.2d 853 (Fla. 1984), the court also correctly held that a divorced noncustodial parent has no duty to contribute to college education costs for a child who has reached the age of eighteen. For reasons discussed at length in Zakarin v. Zakarin, 565 So.2d 790 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990), it is my view that the supreme court should revisit Grapin and bring this State in line with the growing weight of authority.


Summaries of

Coyle v. Coyle

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Aug 4, 1992
602 So. 2d 990 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
Case details for

Coyle v. Coyle

Case Details

Full title:BONNIE S. COYLE, APPELLANT, v. DENNIS P. COYLE, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Aug 4, 1992

Citations

602 So. 2d 990 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)