Supreme Court of Florida

In a marital dissolution proceeding 1) the trial judge may ask either or both parties to submit a proposed final judgment, 2) if two such proposals are filed, each party should be given an opportunity to review the other's proposal and make objections, 3) if only one proposal is filed, there must be an opportunity for review and objections by the opposing party, and 4) prior to requesting such proposals, the trial judge should, where possible, indicate on the record the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/25/2004
• Published 03/25/2004

Judges

• QUINCE, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard A. Kupfer, West Palm Beach, FL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joel M. Weissman, Doreen M. Yaffa, and Denise C. Desmond, West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondent.