Florida Statute 61.071 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING

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F.S. 61.071

61.071 Alimony pendente lite; suit money.—In every proceeding for dissolution of the marriage, a party may claim alimony and suit money in the petition or by motion, and if the petition is well founded, the court shall allow a reasonable sum therefor. If a party in any proceeding for dissolution of marriage claims alimony or suit money in his or her answer or by motion, and the answer or motion is well founded, the court shall allow a reasonable sum therefor.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 3581, 1885; RS 1483; GS 1931; RGS 3194; CGL 4986; s. 2, ch. 29737, 1955; s. 16, ch. 67-254; s. 9, ch. 71-241; s. 319, ch. 95-147.

Note.—Former s. 65.07.

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Cases Citing Statute 61.071

Total Results: 20

Steinhauer v. Steinhauer

252 So. 2d 825

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 17, 1971 | Docket: 1690110

Cited 43 times | Published

Section 9 of House Bill 17C, amending F.S. Section 61.071, F.S.A., permits either party to claim alimony

Blais v. Blais

410 So. 2d 1365

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 17, 1982 | Docket: 2562597

Cited 6 times | Published

record shows the car to be a 1980 model. [5] § 61.071, Fla. Stat. (1979). [6] McArthur v. McArthur

Cobo v. Sierralta

13 So. 3d 493, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 6234, 2009 WL 1456951

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 27, 2009 | Docket: 1659648

Cited 5 times | Published

..." § 61.16, Fla. Stat. (1991); see also id. § 61.071. The leading case, Nichols v. Nichols, 519 So

Trainor v. Trainor

199 So. 3d 523, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 13456, 2016 WL 4681108

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 7, 2016 | Docket: 60256620

Cited 3 times | Published

court shall allow a reasonable sum therefor.” § 61.071, Fla. Stat. (2014). “[T]en> porary relief awards

Lafferty v. Lafferty

134 So. 3d 1142, 2014 WL 1258539, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 4678

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 28, 2014 | Docket: 60239052

Cited 3 times | Published

retroactive alimony in the sum of $29,423. See § 61.071, Fla. Stat. (2010). The court found that Former

Pefaur v. Pefaur

617 So. 2d 425, 1993 WL 130554

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 27, 1993 | Docket: 457782

Cited 2 times | Published

. ." § 61.16, Fla. Stat. (1991); see also id. § 61.071. The leading case, Nichols v. Nichols, 519 So

Martin v. Martin

561 So. 2d 1266, 1990 WL 67337

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 22, 1990 | Docket: 2575629

Cited 2 times | Published

of temporary attorney's fees awardable under Section 61.071, Florida Statutes (1989).

Nudelman v. Nudelman

542 So. 2d 486, 1989 WL 47188

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 9, 1989 | Docket: 186278

Cited 2 times | Published

application to temporary fees awardable under section 61.071, Florida Statutes (1987) for representation

Beers v. Public Health Trust of Dade County

468 So. 2d 995, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 715, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 14029

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 21, 1985 | Docket: 1402250

Cited 2 times | Published

in this opinion, is controlled by statute. See § 61.071, Fla. Stat. (1983). The only substantive change

Ard v. Ard

208 So. 3d 1288, 2017 WL 535390, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 1630

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 10, 2017 | Docket: 60258189

Cited 1 times | Published

Driscoll, 915 So.2d 771, 773 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005); see § 61.071, Fla. Stat. (2016). The alimony award in this

Jayne Loconto v. Richard J. Loconto

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 28, 2025 | Docket: 70387158

Published

case. Temporary alimony is governed by section 61.071, Florida Statutes (2022), and provides: “In

Haslauer v. Haslauer

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 6, 2024 | Docket: 68313502

Published

preservation of the property of the parties”); § 61.071, Fla. Stat. (authorizing an allowance for “alimony

AMANDA LYNN DIGIACOMO v. ODEL JORGE MOSQUERA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 16, 2021 | Docket: 59988825

Published

9 alimony specifically cited to section 61.071, Florida Statutes (2018), 3 and expressly

Jack E. De La Piedra, Husband v. Katherine M. De La Piedra, Wife

243 So. 3d 1052

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 25, 2018 | Docket: 6375139

Published

So. 2d 1048, 1051 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007)); see also § 61.071, Fla. Stat. (allowing for reasonable sum alimony

DAVID STEPHEN REIDY v. LIUDMYLA Y. REIDY

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 20, 2017 | Docket: 6244890

Published

is permitted only in narrow circumstances. Section 61.071, Florida Statutes (2017), pertains to alimony

De Matos Rebolledo v. Cambero Cordero

217 So. 3d 147, 2017 WL 1076924, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 3786

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 22, 2017 | Docket: 4620362

Published

motion seeking temporary support pursuant to section 61.071 of the Florida Statutes, and in August of 2015

Efron v. Efron

813 So. 2d 209, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 4316, 2002 WL 491867

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 3, 2002 | Docket: 64814138

Published

” § 61.08(1), Fla. Stat. (1999); see also id. § 61.071. The former husband’s argument, as we understand

Taylor v. Taylor

407 So. 2d 1057, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 27947

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 29, 1981 | Docket: 64587099

Published

Belcher v. Belcher, 271 So.2d 7 (Fla.1972); Section 61.071, Florida Statutes (1979). Affirmed.

Daniel v. Daniel

243 So. 2d 247, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 5311

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 10, 1970 | Docket: 64518426

Published

the court has overlooked the provisions of Section 61.071, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., by approving an

Gilbert v. Gilbert

241 So. 2d 713, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 5464

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 1970 | Docket: 64517733

Published

d, Florida Appellate Rules, 32 F.S.A. . Section 61.071, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. . Floyd v. Floyd