Case Name: Frank BALL, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. Zita L. BALL, Appellee/Cross Appellant
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-12-28
Citations: 554 So. 2d 629
Docket Number: Nos. 88-1295, 88-2548
Parties: Frank BALL, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. Zita L. BALL, Appellee/Cross Appellant.
Judges: WALDEN and WARNER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 554
Pages: 629–630

Head Matter:
Frank BALL, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. Zita L. BALL, Appellee/Cross Appellant.
Nos. 88-1295, 88-2548.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Dec. 28, 1989.
Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied Jan. 25, 1990.
Amy Shield Levine of Levine and Levine, P.A., Boca Raton, and Robert H. Springer, Palm Springs, for appellant, cross appellee.
Keith H. Park of Keith H. Park, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee, cross appellant.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the equitable distribution of property but reverse the award of attorney's fees to the wife. The financial status of the wife after the award of alimony, equitable distribution, and requirement that the husband pay joint debts leaves the parties with substantially equal resources. An award of attorney's fees under these circumstances is an abuse of discretion. Blankenship v. Blankenship, 502 So.2d 1002 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987).
WALDEN and WARNER, JJ., concur.
GLICKSTEIN, J., concurs in part and dissents in part with opinion.