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Jacobs v. Jacobs

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Aug 27, 1991
585 So. 2d 404 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

No. 91-226.

August 27, 1991.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Bay County, Don Sirmons, J.

Thomas L. Neilson, Panama City, for appellant.

Patrick J. Faucheux, Panana City, for appellee.


Janet C. Jacobs (Reeve) challenges a final order granting her former husband's petition for modification of child custody and related relief. The appellant raises four issues on appeal, only one of which has merit.

While we find that several of the factors listed by the trial court to support modification are either not supported by competent substantial evidence or are factors which, standing alone, would not support such modification, the record does contain competent substantial evidence to support the trial court's decision. See Buttermore v. Meyer, 559 So.2d 357 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990).

In light of the substantial disparity in financial circumstances of the parties, the failure to award attorney's fees and costs to the wife was an abuse of discretion, and we direct the court upon remand to grant the wife an award of attorney's fees and costs. Harrison v. Harrison, 540 So.2d 230 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).

WIGGINTON, J., and WENTWORTH, Senior Judge, concur.


Summaries of

Jacobs v. Jacobs

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Aug 27, 1991
585 So. 2d 404 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
Case details for

Jacobs v. Jacobs

Case Details

Full title:JANET C. JACOBS (REEVE), APPELLANT, v. DAVID WAYNE JACOBS, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Aug 27, 1991

Citations

585 So. 2d 404 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

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