CHARLES EDWARD BLEWS, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (12 total)

• Hegler v. Hegler, 383 So. 2d 1134 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980)
  …s for jurisdiction under this provision. The basis for the modification was the unfavorable circumstances of the Maryland home — a matter which could be much more appropriately addressed in Maryland. § 61.1316(1); § 61.1304(3). Matteson v. Matteson, 379 So. 2d 677 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980). Under subsections (c) and (d) of § 61.1308, Florida may take subject matter jurisdiction, even if it is not the home state, if: (c) The child is physically present in this state and: 1. The child has been abandoned, or 2. It…
• Mondy v. Mondy, 428 So. 2d 235 (Fla. 1983)
  …cise of jurisdiction. That argument, however, ignores that “[t]he fact that the original divorce decree ... was obtained in Florida does not constitute ‘sufficient connection’ to satisfy the requirement of [§ 61.-1308(l)(b)l].” Matteson v. Matteson, 379 So. 2d 677, 680 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980). See also Brown v. Tan, 395 So. 2d 1249 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). Thus the Reeve court must have based its finding of “substantial contacts” on something other than the fact that the original dissolution and custody orders were obt…
• Nelson v. Nelson, 433 So. 2d 1015 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983)
  …ed, from time to time, as the welfare of the children requires.’] The Uniform Act is designed to give only one state jurisdiction to determine custody, unless exceptional circumstances exist.” 383 So. 2d at 1136. Similarly, in Matteson v. Matteson, 379 So. 2d 677 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980), the trial court’s order changing custody of the minor children to the father and modifying its own earlier order which gave custody to the mother was reversed for lack of jurisdiction where the children had resided with the mothe…