DR. EDWARD L. CRUCHLEY, APPELLANT,

v.

THE FUNDING GROUP, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Cisneros v. Cisneros, 831 So. 2d 257 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002)
  …rom efforts by either party renders the appreciation a marital asset). Moreover, a special equity can arise only where one spouse’s contribution to the other’s property was from a source unconnected with the marital relationship. See White v. White, 820 So. 2d 432 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). In the present case, the husband’s contribution to the wife’s property was his labor, and was performed during the marriage. As such it cannot give rise to a special equity. Accordingly, we strike the special equity award from t…
• Hardee v. Hardee, 929 So. 2d 714 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
  …c damages which occur subsequent to the termination of the marriage of the parties, including the amount of the award for loss of future wages and future medical expenses” constitute separate property of the injured spouse); see also White v. White, 820 So. 2d 432, 434 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002) (“Only that portion of damages paid to the injured spouse as compensation for past lost wages and loss of earning capacity is to be considered marital property.”). The trial court also erred in treating a $9,000 debt incurr…
• Fashingbauer v. Fashingbauer, 19 So. 3d 401 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009)
  …regard to the expenses for both the South Fletcher home and the Woodstork Lane property, the court must evaluate each spouse’s ability to pay, taking into account whether the husband used marital funds to pay the expenses. Id. Accord White v. White, 820 So. 2d 432 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002); Pearce v. Pearce, 626 So. 2d 294 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993). We reject the remainder of the former husband’s arguments as meritless. Because the error in treating the American Beach Lot 24 as a marital asset cannot be corrected in iso…

Authorities Cited

• Costa T. Vathis v. State, 729 So. 2d 453 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999)