EDWARD RICHARD COHEN, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Mason v. Reiter, 564 So. 2d 142 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990)
  …593 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979). The court’s discretion to determine the amount of child support awarded is only subject to a test of reasonableness that “requires a determination of whether there is logic and justification for the result.” Aycock v. Aycock, 433 So. 2d 680, 681 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983). In the instant case, the trial judge determined that $2,000.00 per month was a reasonable amount of child support based upon the evidence presented before him and after giving due consideration to the needs of the child and…
• Scapin v. Scapin, 547 So. 2d 1012 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989)
  …ort and alimony is within the sound discretion of the trial court, subject to the statutory guidelines and the test of reasonableness. Section 61.30 Florida Statutes (1987); Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So. 2d 1197, 1203 (Fla.1980); Aycock v. Aycock, 433 So. 2d 680 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983). Before the court may impose financial obligations upon a spouse, it must determine that he or she has the ability to pay the obligations imposed. Starling v. Starling, 491 So. 2d 605 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986). Section 61.30(2)(b) pro…
• Shufflebarger v. Harry L. Shufflebarger, M.D., 460 So. 2d 982 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984)
  …cessary to provide for A.S., and its award was based on competent and substantial evidence; the court properly made the award retroactive to the date the petition was filed. Menendez v. Menendez, 435 So. 2d 287 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983); Aycock v. Aycock, 433 So. 2d 680 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983); Peak v. Peak, 411 So. 2d 325 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). A determination of the amount of child support is a matter of trial court discretion, which discretion is subject to a test of reasonableness. Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So. 2d…

Authorities Cited

• State v. Dunmann, 427 So. 2d 166 (Fla. 1983)