LAMAR v. LAMAR

No. 75-345.

323 So.2d 43 (1975)

John W. LAMAR, Appellant, v. Ruth Gloria LAMAR, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 5, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Todd Jaffe, of Kaplan, Jaffe & Associates, Hollywood, for appellant.

John D. Kruse, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


WALDEN, Chief Judge.

Husband appeals from a modification order entered after a final dissolution. We agree with husband's contention that the trial court should not have ordered him to pay $1,445 for wife's attorney fees based only upon her counsel's affidavits of work done and fees charged. In Ortiz v. Ortiz, 211 So.2d 243 (3d DCA Fla. 1968), the court noted:

"... a chancellor may not fix attorney's fees without...

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