GORMAN v. GORMAN

No. 80-338.

400 So.2d 75 (1981)

Patrick J. GORMAN, Appellant, v. Eileen E. GORMAN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius G. Petruska, Orlando, for appellant.

Lawrence D. Johnson of Peacock & Johnson, Orlando, for appellee.


COWART, Judge.

Appellee was the wife of appellant and the step-mother of appellant's six children by a former marriage. The trial judge found both parties "fit and proper as parents" but awarded the step-mother custody of her husband's 13 year old son. The final judgment of dissolution also awarded the wife the marital home as lump sum alimony. Both decisions are challenged on this appeal.

Appellant argues that since he is the natural father, and the trial...

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