HEIGHTS, INC., APPELLANT,

v.

MUSTAFA ATAC, PACIFIC INVESTMENT CO., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, AND A. PAUL SCHWENKE, APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By (27 total)

• Flint v. Fortson, 744 So. 2d 1217 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)
  …l court’s findings concerning the factors set forth in [*1219] section 61.13(2)(d)l.-6., we must affirm the decision denying relocation. See Gerov v. Holier, 731 So. 2d 152, 154 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999); Flannery, 720 So. 2d at 308; Borchard v. Borchard, 730 So. 2d 748, 750 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999); Gray v. Martin, 730 So. 2d 426, 427 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999). One view of the evidence is that relocation would so drastically curtail this father’s active, ongoing participation in his daughters’ lives that, in conjunction with…
• Blanchard v. Maran L. Blanchard, 793 So. 2d 989 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001)
  …ted, the trial court erred in awarding the husband bridge-the-gap alimony. In addition, the trial court abused its discretion by failing to reserve jurisdiction to potentially award the wife permanent alimony in the future. In Borchard v. Borchard, 730 So. 2d 748 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999), this court recognized that a trial court has the authority to fashion an award of permanent, lump-sum alimony, paid over a set period, to ease a party’s transition from married life to single life. We cautioned, however, that “br…
• Pipitone v. Pipitone, 23 So. 3d 131 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009)
  …So. 2d 1312 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997). By definition, however, lump sum alimony establishes a fixed monetary obligation that vests immediately, is nonmodifiable, and does not terminate when the payee remarries or when the payor dies. Borchard v. Borchard, 730 So. 2d 748, 751 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999). Because lump sum alimony may be used for support, but is always nonmodifiable, the nonmodifiability of the payments is not a reliable indicator that they are intended as equitable distribution. Additionally, parties can agre…

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Authorities Cited

• Chiusolo v. Kennedy, 614 So. 2d 491 (Fla. 1993)