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Blankenship v. Blankenship

Blankenship v. Blankenship, 502 So. 2d 1002 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)
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Court
District Court of Appeal of Florida · State Appellate Courts
Decided
February 19, 1987
Docket
No. 86-131
Judges
Cowart
Citations
502 So. 2d 100212 Fla. L. Weekly 571
Cited by 13

Opinion

502 So.2d 1002 (1987)

Larry Lee BLANKENSHIP, Appellant/Cross-Appellee,

v.

Kay Joanne BLANKENSHIP, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

No. 86-131.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 19, 1987.

*1003 J. Russell Hornsby and Scott L. Sterling, of Law Offices of J. Russell Hornsby, P.A., Orlando, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Tanya M. Plaut, P.A., Orlando, for appellee/cross-appellant.

COWART, Judge.

Because of the broad discretion allowed the trial judge under Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197 (Fla. 1980), we affirm the distribution and alimony awards in this case as against appeals by both parties, but reverse the award of attorney's fees to the wife (and deny attorney's fees on appeal) because the distribution of marital assets in this case was equal, or unequal in favor of the wife, who left the marriage with resources from which she is well able to pay her own attorney's fees. See Beaver v. Beaver, 500 So.2d 742 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987); Sizemore v. Sizemore, 487 So.2d 1080 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986); Sumner v. Sumner, 480 So.2d 706 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986); Ariko v. Ariko, 475 So.2d 1352 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985); McIntyre v. McIntyre, 434 So.2d 61 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).

AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part.

DAUKSCH and ORFINGER, JJ., concur.

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Cited by 13 cases

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1987: 21989: 21990: 11991: 31992: 11993: 11994: 11995: 219872026peak 1991 · 3

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Ball v. Ball554 So. 2d 629 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)
  2. Straley v. Frank612 So. 2d 610 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
  3. Naugle v. Naugle632 So. 2d 1146 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)
  4. Flanders v. Flanders516 So. 2d 1090 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)
  5. Straley v. Frank585 So. 2d 334 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
  6. Smith v. Smith655 So. 2d 1267 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

Most recent

  1. Kuykendall v. Kuykendall663 So. 2d 658 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)
  2. Smith v. Smith655 So. 2d 1267 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)
  3. Naugle v. Naugle632 So. 2d 1146 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)
  4. Everette v. Everette620 So. 2d 1115 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)
  5. Straley v. Frank612 So. 2d 610 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
  6. LIFE MARKETING OF FLA, INC. v. AIG Life Ins. Co.588 So. 2d 663 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

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Authorities cited 6

DepthCaseCited by
Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So. 2d 1197 (Fla. 1980) 2,222
McIntyre v. McIntyre, 434 So. 2d 61 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983) 26
Ariko v. Ariko, 475 So. 2d 1352 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985) 26
Sizemore v. Sizemore, 487 So. 2d 1080 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986) 18
Sumner v. Sumner, 480 So. 2d 706 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986) 12
Beaver v. Beaver, 500 So. 2d 742 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987) 9

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