¶1Under the circumstances of this case, the lower court should have permitted appellant to amend her answer to request rehabilita*327tive alimony. Talbert v. Talbert, 364 So.2d 541 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978); Chaachou v. Chaachou, 118 So.2d 73, 76 (Fla. 3d DCA), cert. denied, 122 So.2d 408 (Fla.1960).
¶2REVERSED.