William J. Corio v. Lopez

William J. Corio filed a paternity action against Brenda Lopez in Orange County Circuit Court. Corio alleged that he, Lopez and their children lived in Orange County until Lopez relocated with the children to Polk County. In response to Co-rio’s lawsuit, Lopez filed a motion to change venue pursuant to the general venue statute, section 47.011, Florida Statutes (2015), which provides that “[a]ctions shall be brought only in the county where the defendant resides, where the cause of action accrued, or wfiere the property in litigation is located,” Without a hearing, the trial court granted the…