812 COCOA BLVD., INC. D/B/A VIDEO X, APPELLANT,

v.

CITY OF COCOA, ETC., ET AL., APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By

• Crawford v. Jannie Barker, 64 So. 3d 1246 (Fla. 2011)
  …of a contract “is clear and unambiguous[,] a court cannot entertain evidence contrary to its plain meaning”). In such a situation, “the language itself is the best evidence of the parties’ intent, and its plain meaning controls.” Richter v. Richter, 666 So. 2d 559, 561 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995). This Court in Cooper II examined the language of the settlement agreement and the life insur- [*1256] anee contract and concluded that “the plain language of the ... documents controls.” Cooper II, 682 So. 2d at 79. Specifi…
• Hahamovitch v. Hahamovitch, 174 So. 3d 983 (Fla. 2015)
  …rced pursuant to its plain language. See Crawford v. Barker, 64 So. 3d 1246, 1255 (Fla.2011). “In such a situation, ‘the language itself is the best evidence of the parties’ intent, and its plain meaning controls.’ ” Id. (quoting Richter v. Richter, 666 So. 2d 559, 561 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995)). In the valid prenuptial agreement in this case,3 the wife waived and released any [*987] and all rights and claims to all property solely owned by the husband at the time of the agreement or acquired in the future. Specif…
• Levitt v. Levitt, 699 So. 2d 755 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997)
  …e trial court erred in ruling that the attorney’s fees provision in the marital settlement agreement was ambiguous. It is well settled that a marital settlement agreement is subject to interpretation like any other contract. See Richter v. Richter, 666 So. 2d 559, 561 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995); Bingemann v. Bingemann, 551 So. 2d 1228, 1231 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989), rev. denied, 560 So. 2d 232 (Fla.1990). As with any contract, a marital settlement agreement is construed as a matter of law. See Ballantyne v. Ballantyne,…

Authorities Cited

• B.H. v. State, 645 So. 2d 987 (Fla. 1994)
• Hall v. City OF Orlando, 555 So. 2d 963 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990)