CHRISTOPHER BOSH, APPELLANT,
v.
ALLISON MATHIS, APPELLEE

Fla. 5th DCA | 2012-10-26
No. 5D11-2036
SAWAYA, LAWSON and BERGER, JJ., concur.
99 So. 3d 631 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2012) Positive Treatment
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Holding

The trial court violated the appellant's due process rights by granting unrequested relief and ordering dismissal of foreign actions without proper procedure.


Facts & Procedural History

Appellant challenged a nonfinal order regarding child custody domestication and modification. The trial court, sua sponte, held a status hearing and m…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Christopher Bosh, challenges a nonfinal “Order on Status Hearing” in an action for domestication and modification of a Maryland child custody order. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.130(a)(3)(B) and 9.130(a)(3)(C)(i) because part of the order is in the nature of an injunction and part of the order determines jurisdiction over the parties.

On the merits, we agree with Appellant that in finding personal jurisdiction over him, finding subject matter jurisdiction over “all issues related to the child,” and ordering the parties to dismiss their Maryland actions, the trial court violated his due process rights by granting relief that was not requested, noticed for hearing, or litigated at the status hearing. The trial court, sua sponte, set the case for a status hearing and heard argument on contested factual issues. The trial court then made several rulings that were not noticed, not sought, and not based on the presentation of evidence. The trial court also ordered the parties to voluntarily dismiss their Maryland actions, without authority to do so, instead of following the procedure set out in the Uniform Child Custody Judgment and Enforcement Act (“UCCJEA”), sections 61.501-.542, Florida Statutes.

Accordingly, we reverse the order on appeal and remand with directions that the trial court follow the procedures established in the UCCJEA in determining whether it should proceed to hear any matter related to the custody of the child. *632To the extent that Appellee seeks to litigate child support issues, the trial court must grant Appellant an opportunity, upon proper notice, to present evidence and argument in support of his assertion that Texas has jurisdiction over that issue.1

REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS.

SAWAYA, LAWSON and BERGER, JJ., concur.


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