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834 So. 2d 203

Penalver v. Colombo

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 4, 2002

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2002-09-04

Relies on 444 So. 2d 90 - Hornsby v. Newman · Miller v. Miller

Decided 2002-09-04

WHATLEY, Judge.

¶1Phillip Penalver appeals the order directing him to pay 90% of Kelly Colombo’s attorney’s fees and 60% of her accountant’s fees in her action for child support. He contends that the trial court erred in failing to find that the accountant’s fees were reasonable and necessary and in failing to find that he had the ability to pay the total amount of fees awarded Colombo.

¶2We reverse because appropriate appellate review is not possible in the absence of these findings by the trial court. See Miller v. Miller, 589 So.2d 317 (Fla. 1st DCA *2041991); Hornsby v. Newman, 444 So.2d 90 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984).

¶3Reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

BLUE, C.J., and SILBERMAN, J., Concur.
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