Sragowicz v. Sragowicz

The wife Layne H. Sragowicz appeals a final order of the trial court dismissing her petition for marriage dissolution based on subject matter jurisdiction grounds. After conducting a full evidentiary hearing below, the trial court concluded that the wife had failed to establish that she was a resident of the state of Florida for six months prior to the filing of the petition for marriage dissolution. We affirm.

Although the evidence adduced below is in conflict, the trial court was privileged to believe that the wife had no intention to make Florida her residence when she came to Miami with…