COLTEA v. COLTEA

No. 4D02-100.

856 So.2d 1047 (2003)

Emil COLTEA, Appellant, v. Gabriela COLTEA, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 1, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Bernazzoli, Hollywood, for appellant.

Lucinda Hofmann and Cathy A. Williams of Holland & Knight, LLP, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


FARMER, C.J.

In this action for support unconnected with dissolution of marriage and for partition of real property, an agreed order allowed the sale of the marital home. Because of his prior refusals to pay support, the court also awarded her as lump sum alimony a share of his proceeds from the sale of the home. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in awarding lump sum alimony. We affirm and, in so doing, recede from recent precedent, explaining why the...

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