(Download) "Patricia Diffenderfer v. Richard L. Diffenderfer" by Supreme Court of Florida * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Patricia Diffenderfer v. Richard L. Diffenderfer
- Author : Supreme Court of Florida
- Release Date : January 26, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
Description
In reversing portions of the trial courts scheme of property distribution and support obligations in the dissolution proceeding of Diffenderfer v. Diffenderfer, 456 So.2d 1214 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984), the First District held that the husbands entitlement to retirement benefits could not properly be considered marital property subject to equitable distribution, and limited consideration of the benefits to a source of maintenance and support obligations. In so holding, the First District noted conflict and certified to this Court the question of how a spouses entitlement to pension benefits should impact upon an equitable distribution of property. We have jurisdiction, article V, section 3(b)(4), Florida Constitution, and reverse that portion of the ruling which would required the trial court to close its eyes to such benefits in calculating an equitable distribution of property.