ALESSANDRA ALMEYDA
v.
JIMMY ALMEYDA

Fla. 3d DCA | 2024-10-16
No. 2023-0857
2024 FL 12087 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2024)

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Synopsis

The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court's judgment in a family law matter involving residency and personal jurisdiction. The court relied on established precedent regarding how residency can be established through testimony and documentary evidence.


Holding

The trial court's findings regarding residency and personal jurisdiction were supported by competent, substantial evidence and were properly affirmed.


Key Quotes

“We conclude that the Wife's testimony and the production of the Wife's Florida driver's license provided competent, substantial evidence supporting the trial court's findings as to the Wife's residency and the court's jurisdiction, and we affirm.”

Establishes that testimony and a driver's license constitute competent, substantial evidence of residency for jurisdictional purposes.

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Facts & Procedural History

The case involved a dispute regarding a party's residency status in Florida. The trial court heard testimony and reviewed documentary evidence, includ…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Rowland v. Rowland, 868 So. 2d 608, 611 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004) (“We conclude that the Wife's testimony and the production of the Wife's Florida driver's license provided competent, substantial evidence supporting the trial court's findings as to the Wife's residency and the court's jurisdiction, and we affirm.”); Jenkins v. Jenkins, 915 So. 2d 1248, 1250 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) (“We agree with the trial court's conclusion that the husband was a resident of Florida. Even though the husband's physical presence in Florida over the year preceding the filing of the petition was de minimis, the trial court correctly determined the ‘chief seat of the husband's affairs and interests’ remains in Florida, creating presence and the requisite objective intent to be a Florida resident.”).


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