CAFFIN v. CAFFIN

No. 83-1566.

451 So.2d 555 (1984)

Edward CAFFIN, Appellant, v. Rena Francis Crawford CAFFIN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

June 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Richard Staley, Orange City, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


COWART, Judge.

We construe the modification award of exclusive possession of the husband's one-half interest in the prior marital home to the wife for life to be the adjudication of a spousal support obligation (of shelter in kind) which is always subject to modification on a showing of a substantial change in circumstances. As construed, we uphold this support award because it is based on a finding by the trial court of the wife's need and the husband's ability which...

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