EDUARDO VERDASCO
v.
DYNIRIE DE LA CARIDAD VAZQUEZ
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In this family law appeal, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court's final judgment dissolving a marriage, rejecting the husband's challenges to the award of parental decision-making authority to the wife, the equitable distribution of property, and the attorney's fees award.
The court affirmed all three aspects of the trial court's judgment. The Wife produced competent substantial evidence supporting parental decision-making authority and the Husband failed to rebut it. The Husband failed to properly raise the nonmarital property issue and produce evidence supporting his contention. The trial court properly considered each party's need and ability to pay when awarding attorney's fees.
[1] An appellate court reviews a trial court's decisions regarding parental responsibility, equitable distribution, and attorney's fees for an abuse of discretion, absent leg…
[2] A party seeking ultimate decision-making authority regarding a minor child's education and healthcare must present competent substantial evidence to support the request.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“The Wife produced competent substantial evidence via her testimony to support her request for ultimate decision-making authority concerning the minor child's education and healthcare, and the Husband failed to rebut this evidence.”
Establishes that the Wife met her burden of proof and the Husband failed to present controverting evidence on the parental decision-making issue.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceEduardo Verdasco (Husband) and Dynirie De La Caridad Vazquez (Wife) were parties to a marriage dissolution proceeding involving a minor child. The tri…
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed March 5, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D24-0019 Lower Tribunal No. 21-23159 ________________
Eduardo Verdasco, Appellant,
vs.
Dynirie De La Caridad Vazquez, Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, George A. Sarduy, Judge.
The Hachar Law Group, and Michael McCormick, Jr., and Kendrick Almaguer, for appellant.
Orshan, Spann & Fernandez-Mesa, and Steven P. Spann, for appellee.
Before LOGUE, C.J., and SCALES and BOKOR, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
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Eduardo Verdasco (“Husband”) appeals the trial court’s final judgment dissolving his marriage to Dynirie De La Caridad Vazquez (“Wife”). He contends the trial court erred in (1) awarding the Wife ultimate decisionmaking authority regarding the minor child’s education and healthcare; (2) awarding the Wife 50% of property that was allegedly nonmarital; and (3) awarding the Wife all her attorneys’ fees and costs. Absent legal error, each of these issues is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. See Quiceno v. Bedier, 387 So. 3d 365, 366 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023) (parental responsibility); Rojas v. Otero, 49 Fla.
L. Weekly D2257, *1 (Fla. 3d DCA Nov. 13, 2024) (equitable distribution); Iannuzzelli v. Lovett, 981 So. 2d 557, 559 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008) (attorney’s fees). The Wife produced competent substantial evidence via her testimony to support her request for ultimate decision-making authority concerning the minor child’s education and healthcare, and the Husband failed to rebut this evidence. The Husband also failed to properly raise the issue of the status as allegedly nonmarital property and failed to produce any evidence to support his contention.
Finally, the trial court properly considered each party’s need and ability to pay prior to awarding the Wife her attorneys’ fees and costs. Finding no legal error or abuse of discretion, we affirm.
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Verdasco v. Dynirie De La Caridad Vazquez, 49 Fla. L. Weekly D2257 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025)
Authorities Cited
- Iannuzzelli v. Lovett, 981 So. 2d 557 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008)
- Quiceno v. Bedier, 387 So. 3d 365 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023)
- Verdasco v. Dynirie De La Caridad Vazquez, 49 Fla. L. Weekly D2257 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025)