Powell v. Smith

Full title: ANN POWELL F/K/A ANN SMITH, APPELLANT, v. PHILLIP SMITH, APPELLEE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Dec 16, 1986

498 So. 2d 687 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. 86-1240.

December 16, 1986.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County; John A. Tanksley, Judge.

Ansel, Simon Cohn and Donna Cohn, Hollywood, for appellant.

Phillip Smith, pro. per.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and BASKIN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We reverse an order reducing vested arrearages¹ of child support, same having been done without pleadings, Cortina v. Cortina, 98 So.2d 334 (Fla. 1957); Kordak v. Williams, 404 So.2d 1137 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981); Sardinas v. Sardinas, 401 So.2d 909 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981); Kranis v. Kranis, 313 So.2d 135 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975), notice, Gilbert v. Gilbert, 472 So.2d 1317 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985); Kranis v. Kranis, supra; Sikes v. Sikes, 286 So.2d 210 (Fla. 1st DCA 1973), or evidence of waiver or laches, Burley v. Burley, 438 So.2d 1055 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983); Diaz v. Diaz, 418 So.2d 1064 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982); Yontz v. Yontz, 358 So.2d 91 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978). Upon remand, the trial court shall either enter a judgment for the arrearages or entertain a proper petition for relief therefrom.

1 Teta v. Teta, 297 So.2d 642 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974); Hynes v. Hynes, 277 So.2d 557 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973); Petrucci v. Petrucci, 252 So.2d 867 (Fla. 3d DCA 1971).

The order of attorney's fees is also reversed, to be reconsidered following the ultimate resolution of this matter, which consideration shall also take into account fees for services rendered the appellant in this court.

Reversed and remanded with directions.