GERTRUDE PELNIK, APPELLANT,

v.

JOHN PELNIK, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Foster v. Sharpe, 114 So. 2d 373 (Fla. 3d DCA 1959)
  …tely able to care for his or her child in a manner in keeping with the child’s welfare that the legal right of such parent may not be overcome by the fact that another’s offerings may be more copious. Martens v. State ex rel. Grossman, Fla.App.1958, 100 So. 2d 440; State ex rel. Sparks v. Reeves, Fla.1957, 97 So. 2d 18; cf. Frazier v. Frazier, 109 Fla. 164, 147 So. 464, 466. The judgment is therefore reversed. We recognize that in a custody proceeding the trial judge has a great advantage because he has the…
• Annice A. Justice v. VAN Eepoel, 132 So. 2d 407 (Fla. 1961)
  …not abused the sound judicial discretion which it was his to exercise in the first instance in a case of this nature. Reynolds v. Alderman, 72 Fla. 39, 72 So. 369; State ex rel. Weaver v. Hamans, 118 Fla. 230, 159 So. 31; Martens v. State, Fla.App., 100 So. 2d 440. Our own personal reactions at the appellate level are not the standards by which our judgment must be guided. The rule is that unless we can conclude from our study of the record that the chancellor has acted arbitrarily or has in any fashion abuse…
• FOX v. FOX, 183 So. 2d 700 (Fla. 3d DCA 1966)
  …ldren to the father. The finding of the trial judge on a question of custody, is entitled to great weight in the appellate court and will be reversed only upon a clear showing of abuse of discretion. Martens v. State ex rel. Grossman, Fla.App.1958, 100 So. 2d 440. The trial judge, at the direction of this court, fully heard both parties and their witnesses, and his finding is supported by evidence in the record. Affirmed.…

Authorities Cited

• Meta A. Sahler v. Eli I. Sahler, 154 Fla. 206 (Fla. 1944)
• Stewart v. Stewart, 158 Fla. 326 (Fla. 1946)
• Bussell v. McCORD, 156 Fla. 779 (Fla. 1945)
• Devlin v. Devlin, 157 Fla. 17 (Fla. 1946)