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Jones v. Cockayne

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Apr 2, 1980
380 So. 2d 1081 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

Opinion

No. OO-224.

February 18, 1980. Rehearing Denied April 2, 1980.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County, John McNatt, J.

Jean Laramore of Oertel Laramore, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellant.

William H. Maness of Maness Kachergus, Jacksonville, for appellee.


In the case below, appellee successfully sought enforcement of a property settlement incorporated into a prior decree which divorced the parties. The trial judge awarded the appellee $750 for attorney's fees, to be paid by appellant.

Appellant argues that appellee, having failed at the trial below to introduce any evidence as to her inability to pay her attorney's fees, is not entitled to an award of attorney's fees. We find no abuse of discretion by the trial court in the attorney's fee award. See Canakaris v. Canakaris (Fla. 1980), Supreme Court Case No. 54,124, opinion filed January 31, 1980.

Appellee/cross-appellant contends on cross-appeal that the trial court awarded the wife an attorney's fee which is less than a reasonable fee for the services of her attorney. We find no abuse of discretion as to the fee awarded.

AFFIRMED.

MILLS, C.J., and McCORD and BOOTH, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Jones v. Cockayne

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Apr 2, 1980
380 So. 2d 1081 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)
Case details for

Jones v. Cockayne

Case Details

Full title:WHIPPLE VAN NESS JONES, JR., APPELLANT, v. SALLY F. COCKAYNE, FORMERLY…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Apr 2, 1980

Citations

380 So. 2d 1081 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

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