Legal Opinion

Childs v. Childs

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 9, 2010No. 1D09-3385Published

1Per curiam

Desislava Zhivkova Dimitrova Childs, the wife, appeals a final order which denies her motion styled “Second Motion for Order to Show Cause for Indirect Criminal Contempt/Enforcement.” The wife argues the trial court erred in conducting the proceedings as though a finding of civil contempt were sought. Because the wife did not object to the course of the proceedings in which she, through counsel, actively participated and because the wife’s second motion included in its prayer for relief fines, incarceration and/or other remedies pursuant to a finding of civil contempt, the wife has waived any…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Goodwin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. Bryan v. BryanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. Rokicki v. RokickiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

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