DIAZ v. DIAZ

No. SC95534.

826 So.2d 229 (2002)

Diosdado DIAZ and Dennis Haber, Esq., Petitioners, v. Rina Cohan DIAZ and Leinoff & Silvers, P.A., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 28, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Marks of Abrams, Etter & Marks, P.A., Miami, FL; and Helen Ann Hauser of Dittmar & Hauser, Coconut Grove, FL, for Petitioners.

Mark A. Gatica of Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty, P.A., Coral Gables, FL; Robert Barrar of Rubin and Barrar, P.A., Miami, FL; and Andrew M. Leinoff & Associates, P.A., Coral Gables, FL, for Respondents.

Cynthia L. Greene, Miami, FL, for the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, Amicus Curiae.

David B. Pakula, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae.

Roy D. Wasson, Miami, FL, for Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Amicus Curiae.


PARIENTE, J.

We have for review Diaz v. Diaz, 727 So.2d 954 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998), a decision of the Third District Court of Appeal, which expressly and directly conflicts with the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Israel v. Lee, 470 So.2d 861 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985), on the issue of whether trial courts possess the inherent authority to assess attorneys' fees as monetary...

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