Case Name: Edward W. STOKER, Jr., Appellant, v. Donna M. STOKER, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-08-13
Citations: 742 So. 2d 357
Docket Number: No. 97-05031
Parties: Edward W. STOKER, Jr., Appellant, v. Donna M. STOKER, Appellee.
Judges: THREADGILL, A.C.J., and GREEN and STRINGER, JJ, Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 742
Pages: 357–358

Head Matter:
Edward W. STOKER, Jr., Appellant, v. Donna M. STOKER, Appellee.
No. 97-05031.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Aug. 13, 1999.
David R. Singha, St. Petersburg, for Appellant.
Alison B. Copley, Sebring, and Cynthia L. Greene, Miami, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Edward W. Stoker, Jr. (husband) appeals from a final judgment of dissolution of marriage determining that Donna M. Stoker (wife) is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees. The order establishing the wife's entitlement to attorney's fees provides that the fee amount would be determined at a subsequent date. This court has previously held that an order merely establishing entitlement to attorney's fees is a nonappealable, nonfinal order. See Ritter v. Ritter, 690 So.2d 1372 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997); State, Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services on Behalf of McCarthy v. McCarthy, 645 So.2d 1082 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994). Therefore, we dismiss this appeal without prejudice to appeal a subsequent final order setting the amount of attorney's fees.
Dismissed.
THREADGILL, A.C.J., and GREEN and STRINGER, JJ, Concur.