DWAYNE R. MCKENZIE, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Nicolaus von Baillou v. von Baillou, 959 So. 2d 821 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007)
  …ability to obtain competent legal counsel.” Rosen, 696 So. 2d at 699; Bane, 775 So. 2d at 941. The central inquiry under section 61.16 is whether one spouse has a need for fees and the other spouse has the ability to pay them. See Blaine v. Blaine, 869 So. 2d 716, 718 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004); Bagley v. Bagley, 720 So. 2d 582, 583 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998). Financial need is “the hidden notion in the statutory term ‘financial resources of both parties.’ ” Satter v. Satter, 709 So. 2d 617, 619 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998). “Need…
• Blaine v. Thais Blaine, 872 So. 2d 383 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004)
  …nded to the trial court for entry [*385] of a QDRO in compliance with the final judgment of dissolution. REVERSED AND REMANDED. STEVENSON and SHAHOOD JJ., concur. . This court recently affirmed the final judgment of dissolution. Blaine v. Blaine, 869 So. 2d 716 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004).…
• Conlan v. Conlan, 43 So. 3d 931 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010)
  …al assets totaling $238,620 ($225,000 was for her house). Husband’s net income per month is $40,000. Wife will not be able to pay her attorney’s fees and costs without substantially depleting her overall equitable distribution. In Blaine v. Blaine, 869 So. 2d 716, 718 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004), we “acknowledge[d] that in some cases where there has been a substantial disparity in the income and earning capacity of the parties, and one spouse would have to invade modest capital assets or use investment income in ord…

Authorities Cited

• Denissa Bowling v. State, 688 So. 2d 947 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997)