Case Name: Wallace BLACKBURN, Appellant, v. Anne E. BLACKBURN, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-10-21
Citations: 513 So. 2d 1360
Docket Number: No. 86-3138
Parties: Wallace BLACKBURN, Appellant, v. Anne E. BLACKBURN, Appellee.
Judges: DANAHY, C.J., and FRANK and BOARDMAN, EDWARD F., (Ret.) JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 513
Pages: 1360–1360

Head Matter:
Wallace BLACKBURN, Appellant, v. Anne E. BLACKBURN, Appellee.
No. 86-3138.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Oct. 21, 1987.
David A. Maney and A. Ann Arledge, Tampa, for appellant.
John D. Fernandez, Clearwater, for ap-pellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the order of the trial court requiring the husband to pay the wife's attorney's fees and costs. The comprehensive judgment dissolving the parties' marriage included a scheme of equitable distribution of marital assets resulting in a nearly equal division of those assets. The husband's net worth remained substantially greater than that of the wife. Further, his longtime record of income production and his earning ability were substantially superior to those of the wife. We find no abuse of discretion by the trial judge and, accordingly, affirm the order. § 61.16, Fla.Stat. (1985); Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197 (Fla.1980); O'Steen v. O'Steen, 478 So.2d 489 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). See Smith v. Smith, 495 So.2d 229 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986).
DANAHY, C.J., and FRANK and BOARDMAN, EDWARD F., (Ret.) JJ., concur.