I. A.
v.
N. A.

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-07-10
No. 2025-0097
Deen, J., Nardella, J., Brownlee, J., Gannam, J.
2026 FL 8810 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

An appellate court cannot properly review a trial court's judgment without a record of the trial proceedings to determine whether the judgment is supported by the evidence.


Headnotes

[1] An appellate court cannot properly review whether a trial court's judgment is supported by the evidence without a record of the trial proceedings.

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“Without a record of the trial proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory.”

Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979)

Facts & Procedural History

This is a family law matter (case number indicates domestic relations) in Orange County Circuit Court. The appellant appealed the trial court's judgme…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-0097 Lower Tribunal No. 2023-DR-001630

I.A., Appellant,

v.

N.A., Appellee.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County. Michael Deen, Judge.

July 10, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979) (“Without a record of the trial proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory."); Joyner v. Worley, 264 So. 3d 260, 261 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019) (“Our review is hindered by the lack of a transcript. Some of the father's appellate arguments are facially plausible, but without a transcript we cannot determine whether many of the asserted

errors were preserved for appeal and if they were—whether they were indeed errors."); Williams v. Williams, 152 So. 3d 702, 704 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) ("[W]here an error by the court appears for the first time on the face of a final order, a party must alert the court of the error via a motion for rehearing or some other appropriate motion in order to preserve it for appeal.").

NARDELLA, BROWNLEE and GANNAM, JJ., concur.

I.A., Orlando, pro se.

Mitchel B. Krause, Longwood, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING

AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED


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