SMITH FAMILY CASE LAW UPDATE: Week of March 5, 2018:
Jones v. Jones: Fla. 1st DCA, March 8, 2018:
Where husband partially liquidated a marital asset (Thrift Savings Plan) during the pendency of the dissolution but testified the money was used to pay marital debts as well personal expenses during the pendency of litigation the trial courted erred in equitably distributing the account value prior to liquidation without providing a specific finding of misconduct.
Albassam v. Klob: Fla 4th DCA, March 7, 2018:
Husband was prevented from raising a 1.540 motion (relief from judgment motion) with regards to his 2014 dissolution of marriage judgment as he claimed wife’s 2000 Jordanian divorce was invalid. The 4th DCA found it was within the trial court’s discretion to find that to allow otherwise would be inequitable. Interesting dissent.
Posted by Roy Smith on Mar 12th 2018
