HOWARD BANKS, APPELLANT,

v.

RAYMOND SIMPSON, JUDGE OF THE COUNTY COURT, IN AND FOR DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (17 total)

• Tedford J. Cann v. Margery M. Cann, 334 So. 2d 325 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976)
  …f the spouse has the capacity to make her own way through the remainder of her life unassisted by the former husband, then the courts cannot require him to pay alimony other than for rehabilitative purposes.” (Roberts v. Roberts, Fla. App. 1st 1973, 283 So. 2d 396, 397; see also Beard v. Beard, Fla.App. 1st 1972, 262 So. 2d 269; and Thigpen v. Thigpen, Fla.App. 1st 1973, 277 So. 2d 583) The public policy of the State would be utterly frustrated by an award of permanent alimony where it affirmatively appears t…
• Campbell v. Chalermsri V. Campbell, 432 So. 2d 666 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983)
  …former wife has the capacity to make her own way unassisted by her former husband, then courts cannot require the husband to pay alimony other than for rehabilitative purposes. Crees v. Crees, 342 So. 2d 1014 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977); Roberts v. Roberts, 283 So. 2d 396 (Fla. 1st DCA 1973). Thus, each case must be examined carefully to determine whether, as a matter of law, the alimony needs of the wife fall into one category or the other. We held in G’Sell that where the prior. education, skills or training of th…
• Ruhnau v. Ruhnau, 299 So. 2d 61 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974)
  …ent alimony. Such is not the case. The cases most often cited to us in support of such a proposition are Beard v. Beard, Fla.App. 1st 1972, 262 So. 2d 269, Thigpen v. Thigpen, Fla.App. 1st 1973, 277 So. 2d 583, Roberts v. Roberts, Fla.App. 1st 1973, 283 So. 2d 396 and, of more recent vintage, Fitzwater v. Fitzwater, Fla.App. 1st 1974, 296 So. 2d 74. [*64] It was not our intention that any of the above cited opinions (nor any of our other opinions on the subject) be construed as disapproving permanent alimony…