Ruse v. Ruse

LEHAN, Judge.

In this child custody proceeding a divorced father, a resident of Florida, appeals from the trial court’s order declining to exercise jurisdiction over a child of the marriage living with her mother in Indiana. We affirm.

Although one child of the marriage is in Florida with the father, the child who is the subject of this proceeding has not been in Florida since July 1983, when her mother moved with her to Indiana. We have considered the father’s arguments and do not conclude that the trial court erred in finding that the pertinent requirements of section 61.1308(l)(b), Florida…