Acker v. Acker

We have for review the decision in Acker v. Acker, 821 So. 2d 1088 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002), which certified conflict with the decisions in Rogers v. Rogers, 746 So. 2d 1176 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999); Paris v. Paris, 707 So. 2d 889 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998); Ellis v. Ellis, 699 So. 2d 280 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997); Bain v. Bain, 687 So. 2d 79 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997); and Gentile v. Gentile, 565 So. 2d 820 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. For the following reasons, we approve the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal in the instant case and disapprove the decisions of the other district courts.