Legal Opinion

Gamache v. Gamache

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 1, 2009No. 2D08-3941Published

1Opinion of the Court

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Ronald George Gamache appeals an enforcement order entered in this postdisso-lution proceeding. The trial court’s order set aside an earlier civil contempt order and refused to consider a child visitation dispute on the ground that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm. The “child” in this case is now a legal adult residing in Kansas. Although the trial court properly awarded long-term child support in 1992 for this couple’s child pursuant to section 743.07(2), Florida Statutes (1992), it could not retain jurisdiction to resolve visitation issues…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Armour v. AllenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  2. Fox v. HaislettDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  3. Harper v. HarperDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

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