Stat Dept of Revenue v Pare In DOR v. Pare, the trial court denied a UIFSA petition for child support because there was no legal order determining paternity and because he did not have legal custody of the child, despite the fact that the child was living with the father with the mother’s consent and […]
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Parise v. Selph
Parise v Selph In Parise v. Selph, an Injunction for Protection Against Repeat Violence was reversed and remanded because the Respondent was denied his due process right to present his case.
Wells v. Whitfield
Wells v Whitfield In Wells vs. Whitfield, the 1st DCA reversed a child support award for lack of statutory findings regarding income. The amended final judgment did not include any findings specifying what portion of the retained earnings of the Husband’s solely-owned corporation were included by the court in determining the father’s gross income. Absent […]
Kelley v. Kelley
Kelley v Kelley In Kelly v. Kelly, the 4th DCA reversed and remanded the final judgment on the issues of equitable distribution and alimony. As to ED, the trial court had stated its intention to make equal awards to the parties, but a mathematical error in the equalizing payment made the award significantly unequal. As […]
Lopez v. Department of Revenue
Lopez v Department of Revenue Lopez vs. DOR involves a situation where section 57.105 attorney’s fees and costs are awarded as a sanction against the Department of Revenue in a misidentified paternity case. The case has a very wild factual scenario, which I commend everyone to read in its entirety. The bottom line is that […]
Alexander v. DOR
Alexander v Florida Dept of Revenue Alexander v. DOR was reversed for a trial de novo because there is no transcript of the administrative hearing because of a malfunction in the recording equipment.
Amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration
In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Judicial Administration The Rules of Judicial Administration has been amended concerning court interpreters.
Terry v. Terry
In Terry v. Terry, the appellate court remands the case to the trial court on three separate conceded issues related to equitable distribution. Terry v Terry
Department of Revenue v. Vanamburg
In DOR v. Vanamburg, the appellate court reversed an order amending an order by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) because the department lost jurisdiction of the case when the Order was appealed. The appellant had initially sought a rehearing to correct errors, but later filed an appeal. That was proper because the department is not […]
Gentile v. Gentile
In Gentile v. Gentile, the 4th DCA reversed and remanded a case for further proceedings. The parties’ settlement agreement, announced on the record, split a parcel of land and left the valuation of that splitting to binding mediation, but the mediator did not utilize the division as contemplated by the settlement agreement (which included a […]