WESTLEY v. WESTLEY

No. 81-992.

401 So.2d 869 (1981)

James WESTLEY, Appellant, v. Melody WESTLEY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

July 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence B. Friedman, N. Miami Beach, and Robert F. Tacher, Miami, for appellant.

Leonard Frishman and Henry M. Cain, Coral Gables, for appellee.

Before HUBBART, C.J., and BARKDULL and FERGUSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

After skirmishing in two States under the uniform child custody law [see: Section 61.132 et seq., Florida Statutes (1979)], the mother was ultimately awarded the custody of two minor children by the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Dade County. Subsequently, the trial judge awarded her counsel attorney's fees in the amount of $8,000.00, which is the subject of this appeal. We reverse.

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