Case Name: Rose COLLETTI, Appellant, v. Ralph COLLETTI, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-03-16
Citations: 411 So. 2d 926
Docket Number: No. 81-1547
Parties: Rose COLLETTI, Appellant, v. Ralph COLLETTI, Appellee.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, HENDRY and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 411
Pages: 926–927

Head Matter:
Rose COLLETTI, Appellant, v. Ralph COLLETTI, Appellee.
No. 81-1547.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
March 16, 1982.
Rehearing Denied April 13, 1982.
Leib & Martinez and Pamela Olson Scott, Coral Gables, for appellant.
Levey & Cowan and Judy D. Shapiro, Miami, for appellee.
Before BARKDULL, HENDRY and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
With the exception of the alimony award, we find no abuse of discretion with respect to the trial judge's rulings in this dissolution action. Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197 (Fla.1980). Although designated as permanent periodic alimony, the award is structured to cease when the wife reaches the age of seventy. Since there is no showing that Mrs. Colletti, now fifty-six, is presently able to support herself or has a reasonable prospect of doing so in the future, termination of alimony at that point was erroneous. See Colucci v. Colueci, 392 So.2d 577 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980); Gerber v. Gerber, 392 So.2d 317 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980); Garrison v. Garrison, 380 So.2d 473 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980). Accordingly, the judgment below is reversed and remanded with directions to strike the provision terminating alimony when Mrs. Colletti reaches age seventy. In all other respects the judgment appealed is affirmed.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded with directions.