BUTTNER v. BUTTNER

No. 83-2585.

484 So.2d 1265 (1986)

Arlene BUTTNER, Appellant, v. Manfred W. BUTTNER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freeman W. Barner, Jr., of Cromwell & Remsen, Riviera Beach, for appellant.

Edna L. Caruso, of Edna L. Caruso, P.A., and Law Offices of Ronald Sales, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


HURLEY, Judge.

At issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion by declining to subject two substantial marital assets to equitable distribution. We find error and reverse on this point.

Arlene and Manfred Buttner were married for thirteen years, but actually lived together for only nine of those years. At the time of the marriage, the wife was twenty-two and had recently received a degree in nursing; consequently, she had few assets of her own. She...

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