MORGAN v. MORGAN

No. 1D01-2291.

813 So.2d 139 (2002)

William Andrew MORGAN, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Dawn Nichols MORGAN, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester Makofka, Jacksonville, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

John Paul Howard, Jacksonville, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.


ERVIN, J.

The parties have raised numerous issues on appeal and cross-appeal. We affirm as to all issues except the trial court's classification of alimony as "lump sum" and the award of attorney's fees.

The trial court awarded appellee/cross-appellant, Dawn Nichols Morgan, the former wife, $279,000 payable in monthly installments of $1,500 for a term of 15½ years as "lump-sum alimony." Although we hold that the court did not abuse its discretion by awarding...

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