Hazzard v. Ladurini

DANAHY, Acting Chief Judge.

We reverse a final judgment changing custody of a ten-year-old boy from his father to his mother, on the ground that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction of the custody issue under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), sections 61.1302-61.1348, Florida Statutes (1993).

The parties were divorced in Idaho on December 19, 1986, at a time when both parties were serving in Idaho as members of the United States Air Force. The decree of divorce was later amended to award custody of their son to the father.

The father continued his service in the…