Case Name: Olga C. BORST, former wife, Appellant/Cross-appellee, v. Richard W. BORST, former husband, Appellee/Cross-appellant
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1984-11-07
Citations: 458 So. 2d 839
Docket Number: No. 84-114
Parties: Olga C. BORST, former wife, Appellant/Cross-appellee, v. Richard W. BORST, former husband, Appellee/Cross-appellant.
Judges: HERSEY and WALDEN, JJ., and FLEET, J. LEONARD, Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 458
Pages: 839–839

Head Matter:
Olga C. BORST, former wife, Appellant/Cross-appellee, v. Richard W. BORST, former husband, Appellee/Cross-appellant.
No. 84-114.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Nov. 7, 1984.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 11, 1984.
Thomas G. Purdo, Delray Beach, and Jane Kreusler-Walsh and Larry Klein, West Palm Beach, for appellant/cross-ap-pellee.
Michael A. Viscomi and Joseph D. Farish, Jr., West Palm Beach, for appellee/cross-appellant.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is a dissolution of marriage action with resulting final judgment. Wife appeals. Husband cross appeals. Except as to alimony and attorney's fees, no error has been demonstrated.
The wife was awarded $429.00 weekly as alimony for a period of ten years. Based on the wife's age, needs, lack of education, disabilities and inabilities, we hold that it was error not to award the wife permanent periodic alimony in the sum of $429.00 weekly. Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197 (Fla.1980); DeCenzo v. DeCenzo, 433 So.2d 1316 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).
We are further of the opinion that the trial court, under the circumstances, abused its discretion in refusing to award reasonable attorney's fees to the wife. Johns v. Johns, 423 So.2d 443 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982); Novak v. Novak, 429 So.2d 414 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983).
Affirmed in part; reversed in part; and remanded for further proceedings consistent herewith.
HERSEY and WALDEN, JJ., and FLEET, J. LEONARD, Associate Judge, concur.