Paley v. Paley

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Paley v. Paley

595 So. 2d 315, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 3903, 1992 WL 63115

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided April 1, 1992·No. No. 91-1706·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The sole issue meriting discussion is the trial court’s failure to set a termination date for the payment of rehabilitative alimony. Rehabilitative alimony can only be awarded for a finite period. Strollo v. Strollo, 365 So.2d 189 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978); Zilbert v. Zilbert, 287 So.2d 100 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973).

Accordingly, we reverse and remand with directions to the trial court to conduct a hearing and specify a termination date for such an award.

AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART.

DOWNEY and LETTS, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, ALAN R., Associate Judge, concur.

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PER CURIAM.

The sole issue meriting discussion is the trial court’s failure to set a termination date for the payment of rehabilitative alimony. Rehabilitative alimony can only be awarded for a finite period. Strollo v. Strollo, 365 So.2d 189 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978); Zilbert v. Zilbert, 287 So.2d 100 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973).

Accordingly, we reverse and remand with directions to the trial court to conduct a hearing and specify a termination date for such an award.

AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART.

DOWNEY and LETTS, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, ALAN R., Associate Judge, concur.

Paley v. Paley, 595 So. 2d 315, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 3903, 1992 WL 63115 (Fla. Ct. App. 1992).

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