LAVELLE COPELAND, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By

• Elyse Fichtel v. Fichtel, 141 So. 3d 593 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014)
  …can be an abuse of discretion to grant only a partial attorney’s fee award where, on balance, there is a substantial disparity between the parties’ incomes. But the trial court cannot award fees based solely on disparity of income.” Arena v. Arena, 103 So. 3d 1044, 1046 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013) (citations omitted); see also Margulies v. Margulies, 645 So. 2d 54, 54 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994) (reversing the trial court’s order awarding the former wife one-half of her attorney’s fees where the evidence showed that the forme…
• Justine Frezza v. Frezza, 216 So. 3d 758 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017)
  …urt erred in awarding the former husband $2100 in attorney’s fees without considering the parties’ financial positions, the former husband’s need for fees, and the former wife’s ability to pay fees. See § 61.16(1), Fla. Stat. (2014); Arena v. Arena, 103 So. 3d 1044, 1045-46 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013) (citing Rosen v. Rosen, 696 So. 2d 697, 699 (Fla. 1997)). While an award of attorney’s fees in a dissolution proceeding pursuant to section 61.16 and Rosen requires specific findings of fact, to support the trial court’s…
• HUA v. Dennis H.L. Tsung, 222 So. 3d 584 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017)
  …isit this issue, making “specific findings of fact—either at the hearing or in the written judgment—supporting its determination of entitlement to an award of attorney’s fees and the factors that justify the specific amount awarded.” Arena v. Arena, 103 So. 3d 1044, 1046 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013). “[V]ague findings present an obstacle to meaningful appellate review.” Id. at 1047. Conclusion We recognize the inherent difficulty for a trial court tasked with preparing a final judgment of dissolution in a situation in…

Authorities Cited

• Logan v. State, 846 So. 2d 472 (Fla. 2003)