Thursday, May 8, 2003
Charles Frederick Acker v. Barbara Drumm Acker

No. 02-1925

Dade County

The Ackers divorced after 23 years of marriage. At the time of their divorce in 1993, they entered into an agreement equitably dividing their assets at the time. Under this plan, the husband kept all his interest in a company pension plan then estimated to be worth $487,000, but agreed to pay his wife $3,000 in alimony subject to review at his retirement. Some years later his company offered an early retirement option that allowed the husband to retire and receive a lump-sum payment of more than $1 million plus a monthly pension of $7,803. Both parties sought to modify the divorce judgment, but the trial court denied the claims. The Third District affirmed.