Brown v. Cowell

David H. Brown appeals the trial court’s sua sponte dismissal of his petition for annulment for lack of personal and subject matter jurisdiction. He contends that the appellee’s citizenship and residence are not relevant to a determination of jurisdiction in an action solely for annulment where the requirements of sections 49.011, 49.021, and 49.041, Florida Statutes (2008), have been satisfied. The issue involves questions of law, subject to de novo review. Lowe v. Lowe, 948 So.2d 836, 839 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007); Nissen v. Cortez Moreno, 10 So.3d 1110, 1111 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009). We reverse.

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