Wright v. Wright

A judgment of dissolution of marriage that reserves jurisdiction over integrally related issues, although titled a final judgment, is not a final appealable order. See Hoffman v. O’Connor, 802 So.2d 1197 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). In Hoffman, the Court dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the order appealed retained jurisdiction to determine equitable distribution of the parties’ marital assets and liabilities. Id. The pendency of these issues “necessarily renders the order nonfi-nal.” Id.; see Canfield v. Cantele, 837 So.2d 371, 375 (Fla.2002) (reaffirming the traditional test for…