Miller v. Miller

No inference of guilt can be drawn from a privileged refusal to testify in a criminal case.

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In 2007, Lori Kutner Miller Wife brought this divorce action against Alan Brad Miller Husband, who filed an answer and counterclaim for divorce. After a bench trial, the trial court entered a divorce decree on May 21, 2009, resolving most issues, including alimony for support of Wife and custody and support of the parties’ two minor children, but reserving the issues of attorney fees and guardian ad litem fees. In relevant portions of that decree, the trial court found that all of the parties’ real property, including the marital residence and a lot on Amelia Island, is marital property and that the profits from the sale thereof would be equally divided. The trial court also accepted the valuation by Wife’s expert of Husband’s internal medical practice at $331,214 using combinations of the asset approach, market approach, and income approach, and awarded Wife one-fourth of that value, or $82,803.50, payable in 24 monthly “business alimony” installments of $3,450.14 each. A motion for new trial was filed on June 15, 2009 and denied on November 17, 2009. Wife thereafter filed a motion for attachment of contempt, amending it twice, and also filed a motion for clarification. On March 16, 2010, the trial court entered separate orders awarding fees to the guardian ad litem and awarding attorney fees in favor of Wife in the amount of $60,000. On March 17, 2010, the trial court entered an order granting the motion for clarification and correcting clerical errors and separately entered an order finding Husband in contempt of the divorce decree. In Case Number S10F1703, Husband appeals from the divorce decree and the orders other than the contempt order pursuant to the grant of a discretionary appeal under this Court’s Pilot Project. In Case Number S10A1707, Husband appeals from that contempt order pursuant to our grant of his application for discretionary appeal. The two cases are hereby consolidated for disposition in this single opinion.

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Miller v. Miller

No inference of guilt can be drawn from a privileged refusal to testify in a criminal case.

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