Case Name: Donald Ray OWENS, Sr., Appellant, v. Virginia Nell OWENS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1986-07-02
Citations: 500 So. 2d 170
Docket Number: No. BF-128
Parties: Donald Ray OWENS, Sr., Appellant, v. Virginia Nell OWENS, Appellee.
Judges: SHIVERS and ZEHMER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 500
Pages: 170–170

Head Matter:
Donald Ray OWENS, Sr., Appellant, v. Virginia Nell OWENS, Appellee.
No. BF-128.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
July 2, 1986.
Hal Castillo, of Lewis, Paul, Issac, & Castillo, Jacksonville, for appellant.
Stephen H. Donohoe, Jacksonville, for appellee.

Opinion:
BARFIELD, Judge.
In this appeal from a final judgment of dissolution of marriage, the husband asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in its award of lump-sum alimony, rehabilitative alimony, and child support. Finding no abuse of discretion, we must affirm.
We point out, however, that this court's task of evaluating the final judgment of dissolution has been unnecessarily complicated by a final judgment that is vague and ambiguous. The trial judge could have made findings of fact, supported by the record, which would have strengthened the conclusions and resulting awards which are the subject of this appeal. Because our thorough examination of the record does not reveal that any of the awards constitute an abuse of discretion by the trial judge, we must AFFIRM the final judgment.
SHIVERS and ZEHMER, JJ., concur.