Pefaur v. Pefaur

The father in this case, Hector Pefaur, appeals a non-final order adjudicating him in civil contempt of court and ordering him incarcerated for ninety days for his failure to attend mediation and his failure to produce the parties’ children for visitation. We reverse.

Hector Pefaur argues that once this court reversed a trial court order granting Mrs. Pefaur’s 1.540 motion, see Pefaur v. Pefaur, 653 So.2d 431 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995), the earlier opinion of this court in Pefaur v. Pefaur, 617 So.2d 426 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993), controlled as to the instant controversy. In that 1993 case, jurisdiction over…