Ryan v. Ryan

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Ryan v. Ryan

664 So. 2d 994, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 10491, 1995 WL 581688

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided October 5, 1995·No. Nos. 94-2286 and 94-3268·Published·Cited by 1 cases

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PER CURIAM.

The former husband, John Ryan, appeals from a final order denying his petition for a downward modification of alimony and an award of attorney’s fees and costs. We affirm the order denying modification of the alimony but reverse and remand the order awarding attorney’s fees. The trial court erroneously applied the “prevailing party” standard in determining whether to award fees, rather than considering the financial resources of both parties. See Giovanelli v. [995]*995Giovanelli, 654 So.2d 154 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995).

DELL, KLEIN and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.

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PER CURIAM.

The former husband, John Ryan, appeals from a final order denying his petition for a downward modification of alimony and an award of attorney’s fees and costs. We affirm the order denying modification of the alimony but reverse and remand the order awarding attorney’s fees. The trial court erroneously applied the “prevailing party” standard in determining whether to award fees, rather than considering the financial resources of both parties. See Giovanelli v. [995]*995Giovanelli, 654 So.2d 154 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995).

DELL, KLEIN and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.

Ryan v. Ryan, 664 So. 2d 994, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 10491, 1995 WL 581688 (Fla. Ct. App. 1995).

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