Long v. Long
Long v. Long
Opinion of the Court
We affirm the amended final judgment of dissolution of marriage.
We find no error in the trial court failing to include the husband’s reimbursed business expenses as part of his income. There was insufficient evidence at trial for the court to determine the amount of business expenses and how they correlated with his living expenses. For example, five months of the husband’s expense reports showed expenses of $778, but there was no evidence that any of this amount went to reduce living expenses. See § 61.30(2)(a)(13), Fla. Stat. (2006). There was no specific evidence quantifying the husband’s use of the Ford Explorer. Other expenses were de minimis. See Lauro v. Lauro, 757 So.2d 523 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).
Finally, we find no error in the trial court’s failure to equitably distribute $16,000 in credit card debt. Before the final hearing, the parties settled them equitable distribution issues. As framed for the trial judge, the only issues remaining for the court related to alimony. There was no evidence at trial concerning this issue. The agreed equitable distribution scheme made no mention of the credit card debt.
Affirmed.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.