04-2079 VALDES-FAULI V. VALDES-FAULI

State: Florida

Court: Florida Third District Court

Docket No: 04-2079 VALDES-FAULI V. VALDES-FAULI

Case Date: 12/22/2004

Preview:IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA THIRD DISTRICT JANUARY TERM, A.D. 2005

LOUISE VALDES-FAULI, Petitioner, vs.

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GONZALO F. VALDES-FAULI, ** Respondent. **

LOWER TRIBUNAL NO.

Opinion filed February 17, 2005. A case of original jurisdiction - Prohibition. Lauri Waldman Ross, P.A., and Lauri Waldman Ross, and Theresa L. Girten, and Bluestein, Wayne and Weintraub, P.A., and Harold Bluestein, for petitioner. Laura de Ona; and Steven N. Abramowitz, for respondent. Before LEVY, C.J., and RAMIREZ, J, and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge. CORRECTED OPINION RAMIREZ, J. This is a petition for Writ of Prohibition wherein the wife, Louise Valdes-Fauli, seeks to disqualify the trial court from continuing to preside over this dissolution of marriage

action.

For the reasons submitted, the petition is well-founded

and is hereby granted. This is a dissolution of marriage case that involves a 32year marriage. There are substantial assets worth several

million dollars. controls all of

In addition, it is alleged that the husband the marital assets. The husband is an

international investment banker who serves a number of banking and financial institutions in different capacities. owns his own company. He also

The 56-year-old wife is college-educated.

She has not been employed for the last fourteen years but has, however, been actively involved with a number of charitable

organizations.

She is also presently the volunteer chairperson

of the Miami Museum of Science and sits on the board of several philanthropic organizations. The husband filed for dissolution in February 2004. When

the trial court judge heard the wife's motion for temporary alimony in July 2004, the following exchange took place: The Court: life? What do you want to do with your

Mrs. Valdes-Fauli: I have been involved with a number of charitable organizations over the last several years. I'm at present the chairman of the Miami Museum of Science, the Planetarium. The Court: Awesome. wonderful program. A wonderful facility,

Mrs. Valdes-Fauli: enthusiastic.

Thank you.

I'm very, very

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The Court: paid?

You are a volunteer without being I'm not paid, no sir.

Mrs. Valdes-Fauli:

The Court: So if you want to continue those charitable pursuits in a voluntary position as opposed to being paid

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