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Krystel v. Krystel

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 13, 1988
534 So. 2d 914 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

No. 87-1051.

December 13, 1988.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court of Dade County; Jon I. Gordon, Judge.

Frank M. Marks, Miami, for appellant.

Beth E. Spiegel, North Miami Beach, for appellee.

Before HUBBART and BASKIN and JORGENSON, JJ.


This is an appeal by the wife Betty Krystel from a final judgment of marriage dissolution. We conclude that none of the wife's points on appeal present reversible error, and, accordingly, affirm.

First, we find no abuse of discretion in the trial court's denial of alimony, attorney's fees and costs. Both parties to the marriage were retired at the time of the final hearing and were living off their investments. The trial court equitably divided the assets of the marriage so that neither party walked out of this marriage in a superior financial position. The trial court was also well within its discretion in rejecting the wife's claim that the husband had secret cash stashes as such allegations were unproved; moreover, we are not persuaded by the wife's forcible argument to the contrary on appeal. See Scotchel v. Scotchel, 524 So.2d 1045, 1046 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988); Woodard v. Woodard, 477 So.2d 631, 633 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985), rev. denied, 492 So.2d 1336 (Fla. 1986); Magarowicz v. Magarowicz, 429 So.2d 376, 377-78 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983); Colman v. Colman, 314 So.2d 156, 157 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975); see also Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197, 1201-02 (Fla. 1980); Shaw v. Shaw, 334 So.2d 13, 16 (Fla. 1976); cf. Seitz v. Seitz, 471 So.2d 612 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985).

Second, we find no abuse of discretion in the division of marital assets. As previously stated, the division was perfectly equitable. See Tronconi v. Tronconi, 466 So.2d 203 (Fla. 1985); Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d at 1204.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Krystel v. Krystel

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 13, 1988
534 So. 2d 914 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

Krystel v. Krystel

Case Details

Full title:BETTY KRYSTEL, APPELLANT, v. ALEC KRYSTEL, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Dec 13, 1988

Citations

534 So. 2d 914 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)