D.M. v. J.D.M. ex rel. C.F.

This appeal arises from an order denying a motion to transfer venue of a dependency action from Broward County to Dade County, where post-dissolution custody proceedings involving the minor had been ongoing for the past ten years. We conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to transfer the proceedings to Dade County and reverse.

Appellant, D.M., divorced his former wife, C.F., in Dade County in 1990. A year later, the final judgment was amended to provide for shared parental responsibility, with D.M. having primary physical residence of the minor child J.D.M. That…