Fourth District Affirms 3 Year Bridge-The-Gap Award

The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed yesterday in Whelpley v. Whelpley, a case in which the Appellant sought to prove error on the face of the Final Judgment due to the absence of a transcript.  While the Court initially found confusion in the award of bridge-the-gap alimony for a three year duration, on review of the Judgment it became clear that the actual award was one for rehabilitative alimony, after presentation of a plan for rehabilitation, and was as such affirmed.