Legal Opinion

S.K.D. v. J.P.D.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 4, 2010No. 5D08-3611Published

1Opinion of the CourtCohen, J.

We reverse the trial court’s order striking Appellant’s, S.K.D., motion for relief from judgment, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540, because the trial court erroneously concluded that this court had already decided the issues raised therein, and therefore was bound by law of the case. We have jurisdiction1 and deem both the appeal and rule 1.540 motion timely.2 S.K.D. raises four issues, only one of which merits discussion.

The parties exhaustively litigated the dissolution of their marriage and the dependency adjudication of their children, which were consolidated for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. City of Winter Haven v. TUTTLE/WHITE CONST'RS, INC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  2. EI Du Pont De Nemours v. Native HammockDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  3. Smith v. SmithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  4. Analyte Diagnostics, Inc. v. D'ANGELODistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  5. SKD v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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