Harrell v. Harrell

The issue is whether a notice of appeal was filed within the time required by rule. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.110(b) (“Jurisdiction of the court under this rule shall be invoked by filing ... a notice ... with the clerk ... within 30 days of rendition of the order to be reviewed.”). If the notice is not deemed timely, we must decide whether the appeal should be dismissed.

Appellant is a parent appealing a final order changing visitation and holding her in contempt for unreasonably denying the fathers summer vacation with their child. This mother now lives in West Virginia. Although the trial on the…