JAMES RICHARD REVENELL, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Howell v. Howell, 207 So. 2d 507 (Fla. 2d DCA 1968)
  …attempted modification aforesaid. The contempt issue was then under advisement by the Chancellor, but upon entry of order allowing the fees, the husband appealed said order to this Court. We held on February 4, 1966 (Howell v. Howell, Fla.App.1966, 183 So. 2d 261) that because of the stipulation aforesaid “the Chancellor has the authority to fix reasonable attorney’s fees for the last proceeding held before him” and remanded the cause “for the Chancellor to fix attorney’s fees for * * * [such] last appearanc…

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• F.V. Scutti v. Daniel E. Adache & Assocs. Architects, P.A., 515 So. 2d 1023 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987)
  …ssed as premature. Absent a remand from an appellate court, a trial court lacks authority to award appellate attorney’s fees. Hornsby v. Newman, 444 So. 2d 90 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984); Gemat v. Gemat, 378 So. 2d 339 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980); Howell v. Howell, 183 So. 2d 261 (Fla. 2d DCA 1966). Although the determination of the amount thereof is often decided by the trial court after remand with instructions, the determination vel non is the prerogative of the appellate court. However, in this case not only was there no…
• Fatolitis v. Fatolitis, 271 So. 2d 227 (Fla. 2d DCA 1973)
  …s v. Fatolitis, Fla.App. 1971, 247 So. 2d 525. Mary’s right [*229] to attorneys’ fees in that appeal has therefore been terminated, and the trial Court does not have authority to fix attorneys’ fees for such services, Howell v. Howell, Fla.App.1966, 183 So. 2d 261; Anderson v. Anderson, Fla.App.1965, 180 So. 2d 360; In re Estate of Potts, Fla.App.1967, 199 So. 2d 319. The next question involves the amount awarded Mary for services rendered by her attorneys in the lower 'Court. John contends that the amount w…

Authorities Cited

• Spataro v. State, 179 So. 2d 873 (Fla. 2d DCA 1965)