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Rossi v. Garner

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Dec 4, 1998
724 So. 2d 603 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

Opinion

No. 97-4758.

December 4, 1998.

An appeal from Circuit Court, Escambia County, Michael Jones, Judge.

Keith A. McIver of Chase, Quinnell McIver, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellant.

John C. Susko of The Center for Family Law, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellee.


The appealed order is affirmed except as to the requirement that the appellee pay only a portion of the appellant's attorney's fee and costs. Based on the great disparity in the parties' incomes and financial positions, we conclude that the failure to award the full amount of the appellant's reasonable attorney's fee and costs was an abuse of discretion. See, e.g., Tanck v. Tanck, 675 So.2d 1039 (Fla.App. 1st DCA 1996). The order is therefore reversed as to this ruling, and the case is remanded.

BARFIELD, C.J., ALLEN and WEBSTER, JJ., CONCUR.


Summaries of

Rossi v. Garner

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Dec 4, 1998
724 So. 2d 603 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)
Case details for

Rossi v. Garner

Case Details

Full title:Diane ROSSI, Appellant, v. Robert W. GARNER, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Dec 4, 1998

Citations

724 So. 2d 603 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

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