Vincent J. Strollo v. Gertrude Harriet Strollo

Appellant, Vincent Strollo, appeals several points from a final judgment dissolving his marriage to appellee, Gertrude Strollo. The final judgment awarded appellee custody of the five minor children and exclusive use and possession of the marital home during the children's minority. Appellant was ordered to pay appellee $350 a month for alimony and $900 a month for child support. Appellant's first argument that the trial judge abused his discretion in the amount of the alimony and child support award is without merit. We will not disturb findings or awards of the trial judge in dissolution proceedings absent a clear showing of abuse of discretion. Sisson v. Sisson, 336 So.2d 1129 (Fla.1976); Moses v. Moses, 344 So.2d 1322 (Fla. 2d DCA 1977). Nor do we agree with appellant that the trial judge abused his discretion for awarding one lump sum child support payment rather than separate sums for each of the five children so that the award for each child would terminate upon the child's attaining his or her majority. See Jones v. Jones, 330 So.2d 536 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976). We affirm the awards made as to the assertion that the trial court abused its discretion as to the amounts ordered.