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5 Florida opinions name it 1 courts 1981–2006 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Murray v. Murraygreen2 sentences2006See Green v. Green, 672 So.2d 49, 51 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); see also Landow v. Landow, 824 So.2d 278 , 279 n. 1 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002) (commenting that bridge-the-gap alimony may be appropriate to "cushion the blow" as the recipient spouse adjusts to single life); Murray v. Murray, 374 So.2d 622 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979)(bridge-the-gap award may be justified after short-term marriage to allow a spouse to bridge-the-gap between the high standard of living enjoyed during the brief marriage and the more modest standard of single life). 2002See Murray v. Murray, 374 So.2d 622 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979)("bridge the gap" award may be justified after short-term marriage to allow a spouse to bridge the gap between the high standard of living enjoyed during the brief marriage and the more modest standard of single life). [2] We are mindful of our colleague's concurrence in Bacon v. Bacon, 819 So.2d 950 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)(Farmer, J., concurring), where he argues the broad discretion customarily afforded to trial judges in alimony determinations may not be the best policy, and perhaps statutory guidelines should be established, somewhat akin | 1 | 2 |
Green v. Greengreen1 sentence2006See Green v. Green, 672 So.2d 49, 51 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); see also Landow v. Landow, 824 So.2d 278 , 279 n. 1 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002) (commenting that bridge-the-gap alimony may be appropriate to "cushion the blow" as the recipient spouse adjusts to single life); Murray v. Murray, 374 So.2d 622 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979)(bridge-the-gap award may be justified after short-term marriage to allow a spouse to bridge-the-gap between the high standard of living enjoyed during the brief marriage and the more modest standard of single life). | 1 | 1 |
Landow v. Landowgreen1 sentence2006See Green v. Green, 672 So.2d 49, 51 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); see also Landow v. Landow, 824 So.2d 278 , 279 n. 1 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002) (commenting that bridge-the-gap alimony may be appropriate to "cushion the blow" as the recipient spouse adjusts to single life); Murray v. Murray, 374 So.2d 622 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979)(bridge-the-gap award may be justified after short-term marriage to allow a spouse to bridge-the-gap between the high standard of living enjoyed during the brief marriage and the more modest standard of single life). | 1 | 1 |
Bacon v. Bacongreen1 sentence2002See Murray v. Murray, 374 So.2d 622 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979)("bridge the gap" award may be justified after short-term marriage to allow a spouse to bridge the gap between the high standard of living enjoyed during the brief marriage and the more modest standard of single life). [2] We are mindful of our colleague's concurrence in Bacon v. Bacon, 819 So.2d 950 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)(Farmer, J., concurring), where he argues the broad discretion customarily afforded to trial judges in alimony determinations may not be the best policy, and perhaps statutory guidelines should be established, somewhat akin | 1 | 1 |
McAllister v. McAllistergreen1 sentence1981See, McAllister v. McAllister, 345 So.2d 352 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Lee County v. Exchange Nat. Bank of Tampa
green
1 sentence2005Nat'l Bank, 417 So.2d at 269 . | 1 | 2005–2005 |
Hobart v. Hobart
green
1 sentence1988Under these circumstances, we find that the trial court abused its discretion in awarding the wife only temporary rehabilitative alimony. *919 Rehabilitative alimony "presupposes a potential for self-support that has been undeveloped or completely lost during the marriage." Hobart v. Hobart, 512 So.2d 992 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). | 1 | 1988–1988 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.