Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Divorce
In a recent appellate case, a spouse was accused of dissipating marital assets because she transferred money to her adult daughter to purchase stock. The case is Robinson v. Robinson, 6D2024-0740 (Fla. 6th DCA September 5, 2025).
In this divorce case, the former husband alleged the former wife transferred $5,000 to her adult daughter for the purchase of Publix stock. He alleged the funds were transferred from a marital account. The trial court agreed there had been intentional dissipation and compensated the former husband for it in the equitable distribution determination. The former wife appealed. The appellate court reversed on this issue, holding “Here, the record contains no evidence to support a finding of dissipation. Because there was no such evidence, we direct the trial court, upon remand, to order a fifty-fifty division of the marital shares.”
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