Case Name: Linna Fong WING, Appellant, v. Shelby Joe WING, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-04-12
Citations: 429 So. 2d 782
Docket Number: No. 82-713
Parties: Linna Fong WING, Appellant, v. Shelby Joe WING, Appellee.
Judges: Before HUBBART, BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 429
Pages: 782–783

Head Matter:
Linna Fong WING, Appellant, v. Shelby Joe WING, Appellee.
No. 82-713.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
April 12, 1983.
Blackwell, Walker, Gray, Powers, Flick & Hoehl and David M. Rogero, Miami, for appellant.
Ann Mason Parker, Miami, for appellee.
Before HUBBART, BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.

Opinion:
BASKIN, Judge.
We approve the trial court's equitable distribution of the parties' assets upon the dissolution of their 20-year marriage. Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197 (Fla.1980). We also approve the child support award. However, we disapprove the denial of permanent alimony for Mrs. Wing. The length of the marriage, the needs of the wife, and the comparative opportunities for career advancement entitle Mrs. Wing to an award of permanent alimony. See Garrison v. Garrison, 380 So.2d 473 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980); Douglas v. Douglas, 361 So.2d 212 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978).
Recognizing that Mr. Wing's temporarily reduced income renders an additional award impractical at the present time, we remand for the entry of a nominal award of permanent alimony which would permit Mrs. Wing to apply for modification, when appropriate.
For these reasons, we remand the cause to the trial court for modification of the final judgment in accord with this opinion, and, upon modification, we affirm the final judgment of dissolution.