DAVID JAMES CONKLIN, JR.
v.
XIMENA PEREZ

Fla. 4th DCA | 2021-06-30
No. 21-0471
Akundelu
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (2021) Caution
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Holding

The circuit court's non-final order granting attorney's fees to the appellee was affirmed, with remand solely to correct a scrivener's error in the caption of a paragraph.


Headnotes

[1] A scrivener's error in an order, such as the incorrect designation of a party's caption, that has no substantive effect on the court's ruling and does not affect the meri…

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“This is merely a scrivener's error and has no substantive effect because the court's ruling was based on the correct financial affidavits.”

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Facts & Procedural History

In a paternity proceeding, the circuit court granted Perez's motion for attorney's fees against Conklin. The order contained a scrivener's error in pa…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Appellant David Conklin appeals the circuit court’s non-final order granting Appellee Ximena Perez’s motion for attorney’s fees in the underlying paternity proceeding. We affirm as to all issues raised but remand to correct a scrivener’s error in the circuit court’s order. Paragraph 9 of the order, which provides a summary of Appellee’s financial affidavit, incorrectly refers to Appellee as “Respondent” rather than “Petitioner.” This is merely a scrivener’s error and has no substantive effect because the court’s ruling was based on the correct financial affidavits. See Subramanian v. Subramanian, 260 So. 3d 1075, 1076 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).

Accordingly, we affirm and remand only for the trial court to correct the use of “Respondent” in Paragraph 9 to “Petitioner.” See Mitchell v. Mitchell, 841 So. 2d 564, 568 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003) (“Because the scrivener’s error is clearly apparent from the record, we remand for the circuit court to correct the error by amended final judgment.”).

Affirmed and remanded with instructions. WARNER, DAMOORGIAN, and KLINGENSMITH, JJ., concur. * * * Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.


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