Lathrop v. Lathrop

In this appeal, the ex-husband argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion under rule 1.540(b) for partial relief from final judgment of dissolution of marriage. We affirm.

The ex-husband mainly argues that the ex-wife committed a fraud on the issue of paternity. We do not agree because our review of the record convinces us that while the dissolution proceeding was still pending, he already had doubts over whether he was the father of the child in question due to rumors he had heard. Before the dissolution was final, he ordered blood tests, which were inconclusive.

However, the…