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Jones v. Jones

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Sep 4, 1986
493 So. 2d 19 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. 85-1685.

July 24, 1986. Rehearing Denied September 4, 1986.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Brevard County, Edward M. Jackson, J.

Henry J. Martocci, Merritt Island, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


Paragraph seven of the final judgment, as amended, requires the ex-husband to pay all reasonable and necessary nonelective medical expenses incurred by the ex-wife which are not covered by medicare or other health insurance, as exceeds $100 during any continuous six (6) month period during the two year period following the final judgment. Although this provision is limited in scope and in time, it is not limited in dollar amount or total financial exposure as is necessary in order to limit the ex-husband's total financial liability to a trial court's finding of the ex-husband's present financial ability to provide this item of support. See Richards v. Richards, 477 So.2d 620 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985); Miller v. Miller, 466 So.2d 356 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985). Accordingly, this provision of the final judgment is reversed and remanded to the trial court for reconsideration. The final judgment is otherwise affirmed.

REVERSED IN PART and REMANDED.

ORFINGER, COBB and COWART, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Jones v. Jones

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Sep 4, 1986
493 So. 2d 19 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)
Case details for

Jones v. Jones

Case Details

Full title:SHARPER LEE JONES, APPELLANT, v. ISABELL A. JONES, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Sep 4, 1986

Citations

493 So. 2d 19 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

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