Case Name: Catherine TRIMBLE, Appellant, v. James TRIMBLE, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-08-24
Citations: 418 So. 2d 441
Docket Number: No. 81-2477
Parties: Catherine TRIMBLE, Appellant, v. James TRIMBLE, Appellee.
Judges: Before NESBITT, BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 418
Pages: 441–441

Head Matter:
Catherine TRIMBLE, Appellant, v. James TRIMBLE, Appellee.
No. 81-2477.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Aug. 24, 1982.
Kahn & Gustafson and Harry Hausman, Miami, for appellant.
Arthur D. Frishman, Miami Beach, for appellee.
Before NESBITT, BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the order of the trial court which dismissed the wife's supplemental petition for modification because we find that the petition alleged a substantial change in circumstances so as to withstand a motion to dismiss. § 61.14, Fla.Stat. (1981); 25 Fla.Jur.2d Family Law § 483. Should the trial judge find that a modification of alimony is proper under the facts of this case, he is. of course free to award any type of alimony which in his discretion he deems appropriate including an award of the supportive spouse's interest in the former marital home. Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197, 1201 (Fla.1980).
By this reversal, we express no opinion as ultimate disposition of the case, as it is clearly within the trial judge's discretion to determine both the propriety of alimony and the source of payment.
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.