Legal Opinion

Eggleston v. Eggleston

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 23, 2000No. 4D99-1760Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

2Per curiam

Appellant is the petitioner in a pending dissolution action and seeks review of a non-final order denying her motion to hold her husband in contempt. We previously denied husband’s motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that we lack jurisdiction, but now conclude that we should have granted the motion.

The appeal is from an order refusing to hold the husband in contempt for allegedly failing to make temporary support payments. Although there are cases in which appellate courts have reviewed orders denying motions for contempt, it appears in those cases that the…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Crane v. CraneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  2. James v. JamesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Didier v. DidierDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  4. Goelz v. GoelzDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  5. Hollander v. VetrickDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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