LORD v. LORD

No. 4D08-1448.

993 So.2d 562 (2008)

Beatrice Murray Cayzer LORD, Appellant, v. Raymond W. LORD, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Ticktin and Jamie Sasson of The Ticktin Law Group, P.A., Coconut Creek, for appellant.

Jeffrey Hap of Jeffrey Hap, P.A., Jupiter, for appellee.


MAY, J.

Florida's long-standing policy against a spouse's pre-dissolution waiver of rights is challenged in this appeal. A wife appeals an award of temporary attorney's fees to the husband. She argues that provisions of an antenuptial agreement prevent the trial court's award of attorney's fees. We disagree and affirm.

The parties entered into an antenuptial agreement two days before their wedding. The agreement required the wife to pay the husband lump-sum...

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