STOKES v. CREWS

No. Q-181.

265 So.2d 741 (1972)

Eleanor F. STOKES, Appellant, v. George C. CREWS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 29, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Grimsley, of Smith, Tolton, Grimsley & Barron, and Virginia Searcy Barr, Fort Walton Beach, for appellant.

Erwin Fleet, of Estergren, Fleet, Fortune & Anchors, Fort Walton Beach, for appellee.


JOHNSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final judgment which established a Nevada divorce decree as a Florida judgment, modified said decree with respect to child support payments and other matters and refused to enforce certain arrearages in child support payments.

It is established that in determining whether arrearages should be awarded under a proceeding to enforce a foreign decree, the trial court is entitled to consider equitable defenses, such as a...

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