PIRINO v. PIRINO

No. 89-559.

558 So.2d 171 (1990)

Raymond J. PIRINO, Appellant, v. Marianne D. PIRINO, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 15, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea L. Cain and John M. Cain, Caine & Ewald, P.A., Orlando, for appellant.

George E. Adams of Adams, Hill, Fulford & Reis, Orlando, for appellee.


LEE, R.E., Jr., Associate Judge.

Raymond Pirino appeals the order allowing appellate attorney's fees to Marianne Pirino. He argues that the trial court erred by awarding the fees without considering evidence of the wife's need and the husband's ability to pay and that the court erred in enhancing the fee by a factor of 2 based on the results obtained. We agree and reverse.

This is the third appearance of the parties in this court. In Pirino v. Pirino,<...

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