Essex v. Davis

Amie Essex (“the mother”) seeks review of an order directing her to return the parties’ minor daughter to Palm Beach County pending a relocation hearing in conformity with section 61.13001, Florida Statutes (2010). The mother initiated appellate proceedings by filing a motion seeking a writ of prohibition. We treat the mother’s motion for writ of prohibition as an appeal of a non-final order.

As a threshold issue, Christopher Davis (“the father”) argues that this court lacks jurisdiction to review the Order on Father’s Motion for Return of Child to Jurisdiction because the order is not an…