FRANK FICA, APPELLANT,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (13 total)

• Lavelle v. Lavelle, 634 So. 2d 1111 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994)
  …either provide a legally sufficient factual basis or provide a more equal division of marital assets. Second, the trial court is required to establish values and award all marital assets as part of the equitable distribution. Macaluso v. Macaluso, 523 So. 2d 615 (Fla. 2d DCA), review denied, 531 So. 2d 1354 (Fla.1988). Before reaching an impasse in court-ordered mediation, the parties settled the distribution of a majority of the household furnishings. This signed settlement was filed with the court. We are…
• Clemson v. Cathleen Carol Clemson, 546 So. 2d 75 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989)
  …ribution does not necessitate equal distribution, it is generally a good starting point. Moore v. Moore, 543 So. 2d 252 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989). It is basic that all marital assets be considered in a plan of equitable distribution. Macaluso v. Macaluso, 523 So. 2d 615 (Fla. 2d DCA), review denied, 531 So. 2d 1354 (Fla. 1988). We think the trial judge erred in two respects. First, the judgment does not dispose of certain assets discussed during the trial, and second, there is no finding of or agreement as to the…
• Bowen v. Bowen, 543 So. 2d 1284 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989)
  …o his marriage or acquired by gift during the marriage was subject to equitable distribution as he had devoted considerable time during the marriage to cultivating the property. The husband argues that this court’s decision in Macaluso v. Macaluso, 523 So. 2d 615 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988), supports the trial court's finding that the grove was a non-marital asset. However, Macaluso is distinguishable. In Macaluso, this court found that assets from the husband’s family business were non-marital property. There, the f…