Case Name: Richard MATHIS, Appellant, v. Helen T. MATHIS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-02-27
Citations: 706 So. 2d 126
Docket Number: No. 96-2912
Parties: Richard MATHIS, Appellant, v. Helen T. MATHIS, Appellee.
Judges: GOSHORN, PETERSON and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 706
Pages: 126–126

Head Matter:
Richard MATHIS, Appellant, v. Helen T. MATHIS, Appellee.
No. 96-2912.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Feb. 27, 1998.
Sarah E. Arnold, Orlando, for Appellant.
Helen T. Mathis, Maitland, pro se.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The former husband appeals an award of attorney's fees and costs to his former wife in a proceeding to modify child support and alimony.
At the conclusion of the modification proceedings, the trial court determined that the former wife was entitled to attorney's fees and costs. By the time the hearing was held to determine the amount to be awarded, the former husband alleged that his financial circumstances had substantially changed and that no amount should be assessed.
An attorney's fee award in a marital dissolution case is based on the relative financial positions of the parties at the time the proceeding has concluded, not at some unspecified future date. Duchesneau v. Duchesneau, 692 So.2d 205, 207 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997). Similarly, an attorney's fees award in a modification proceeding should be based on the relative financial positions of the parties at the time the order of modification is entered. The order awarding attorney's fees and costs is affirmed.
AFFIRMED.
GOSHORN, PETERSON and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.