Legal Opinion
Whatmore v. Babcock
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 26, 1996No. 96-1513PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREEN, Judge.
The former husband, James Marvin What-more appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss for lack of in personam jurisdiction pursuant to section 48.193(l)(e), Fla.Stat. (1993), of Florida’s “long arm” statute. The trial court determined that although the complaint did not contain jurisdictional allegations within the scope and meaning of section JS.WSClXe),1 the former husband had nevertheless waived his jurisdictional challenge when he filed his motion for relief from judgments. We disagree and reverse.
A final dissolution judgment of the marriage between Whatmore and his former…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Babcock v. WhatmoreSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
- Florida Department of Children and Families v. Sun-Sentinel, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2004