90 So. 3d 898 - Chovan v. Chovan’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. ““Florida courts do not take lightly agreements made by husband and wife concerning spousal support_ [And it is the] well-established policy in Florida that settlement agreements are highly favored in the law.” Griffith v. Griffith, 860 So.2d 1069, 1073 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003) (citing Dorson v. Dorson, 393 So.2d 632, 633 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981)).' “ ‘[T]he fact that one party to the agreement apparently made a bad bargain is not a sufficient ground, by itself, to vacate or modify a settlement agreement.’ ” Id. (alteration in original) (quoting Casto v. Casto, 508 So.2d 330, 334 (Fla.1987)). Here, the parties began the dissolution proceeding only to promptly reach a settlement agreement. The trial court then had the former wife’s counsel recite the agreement on the record. The trial court asked each party whether they had discussed the terms with their lawyer and had all of their questions answered. Both parties responded in the affirmative.. The trial court then requested the parties to collaboratively submit a proposed final judgment. ■”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Richardson v. Knight