Case Name: Martyn P. SEWARD, Appellant, v. Kathryn Lowe SEWARD, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-06-28
Citations: 676 So. 2d 49
Docket Number: No. 95-2633
Parties: Martyn P. SEWARD, Appellant, v. Kathryn Lowe SEWARD, Appellee.
Judges: PETERSON, C.J., concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 676
Pages: 49–50

Head Matter:
Martyn P. SEWARD, Appellant, v. Kathryn Lowe SEWARD, Appellee.
No. 95-2633.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
June 28, 1996.
C. Michael Magruder, Kissimmee, for Appellant.
Nancy Y. Smith of Brinson, Smith, Smith & Starr, P.A., Kissimmee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
ANTOON, Judge.
In this dissolution action, Martyn Seward (the husband), appeals the non-final order awarding Kathryn Seward (the wife), $2,000 in temporary costs and $2,000 in temporary attorney's fees. We affirm.
The trial court has broad discretion to award temporary costs and attorney's fees in a dissolution action based upon the parties' respective need and ability to pay. See Nichols v. Nichols, 519 So.2d 620 (Fla.1988). See also § 61.16, Fla.Stat. (1993). In awarding the wife costs and fees in this case, the trial court did not abuse its discretion. See Valentine v. Valentine, 244 So.2d 503 (Fla. 4th DCA 1970). In so ruling, we note that the court costs were incurred by the wife because the husband refused to disclose his financial documents and, as a result, the wife was forced to subpoena the bank in order to obtain discovery of such records.
AFFIRMED.
PETERSON, C.J., concurs.
W. SHARP, J., concurs specially, with opinion.
. Jurisdiction is proper pursuant to rule 9.130(a)(3)(C)(iii) of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure.