McKenzie v. McKenzie

Full title: BONNIE RENEE McKENZIE, APPELLANT, v. NEIL DOUGLAS McKENZIE, APPELLEE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Jan 20, 1995

648 So. 2d 326 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

Opinion

No. 94-1062.

January 20, 1995.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County; Ted P. Coleman, Judge.

William D. Palmer and Kathleen F. Loerzel, Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith Cutler, P.A., Orlando, for appellant.

Walter R. Moon, Butler, McDonald Moon, Orlando, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Under the circumstances of this case, the lower court should have permitted appellant to amend her answer to request rehabilitative alimony. Talbert v. Talbert, 364 So.2d 541 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978); Chaachou v. Chaachou, 118 So.2d 73, 76 (Fla. 3d DCA), cert. denied, 122 So.2d 408 (Fla. 1960).

REVERSED.

HARRIS, C.J., and PETERSON and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.