Steffens v. Steffens

CAMPBELL, Judge.

This is an appeal from the nonfinal order which denied appellant’s motion for relief from judgment filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540(b)(4). We reverse.

Appellant, Kurt W. Steffens, is the former husband of appellee, Janie C. Steffens. On July 19, 1989, appellee filed a petition for dissolution of marriage. Appellant was never personally served with process, and the trial court obtained jurisdiction of the dissolution proceedings through publications of notice and constructive service of process on appellant.

Appellant never appeared in the dissolution…