Gerard v. Gerard

The wife challenges a dissolution order, which declared her marriage irretrievably broken. The trial court entered the order after granting the wife’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, and granting the husband’s motion to bifurcate the dissolution and equitable distribution issues. Several arguments are raised concerning the timing and manner in which the dissolution issue was set for final hearing. We agree that there was a failure to comply with the reasonable time requirement of Florida Rule of Family Procedure 12.440 and reverse. We decline to address the other…