Case Name: Wanda M. TURNER, Appellant, v. Peter C. TURNER, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-12-22
Citations: 746 So. 2d 584
Docket Number: No. 99-901
Parties: Wanda M. TURNER, Appellant, v. Peter C. TURNER, Appellee.
Judges: BARFIELD, C.J., and ERVIN and WOLF, JJ„ CONCUR.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 746
Pages: 584–584

Head Matter:
Wanda M. TURNER, Appellant, v. Peter C. TURNER, Appellee.
No. 99-901.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 22, 1999.
Mary C. O’Rourke, Gainesville, for Appellant.
Stanley H. Griffis III, Gainesville, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The trial court abused its discretion by denying appellant's motion to amend and conform the final judgment to the evidence and pleadings, which was treated as a motion for rehearing wherein appellant requested a ruling on the husband's retirement/pension benefits as set forth in his financial affidavit. The trial court was required under section 61.075, Florida Statutes (Supp.1996), to equitably distribute the husband's retirement/pension benefits accrued during the marriage. -Its denial of appellant's motion seeking a ruling on those benefits is contrary to the legislative mandate set forth in section 61.075 and thus constitutes an abuse of discretion.
REVERSED and REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this decision.
BARFIELD, C.J., and ERVIN and WOLF, JJ" CONCUR.