Russo v. Romano

In this action for child custody, we find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s denial of the mother’s motion to transfer venue to Broward County. With the mother’s consent, the parties had moved, at least temporarily, to Monroe County. It is undisputed that at the time the action was filed, the children were enrolled in Monroe County schools. Although the parties had previously resided in Broward County, the Broward court had never taken jurisdiction over the matter because the parties were unmarried and no custody or dissolution proceedings had been filed in Broward County. Venue,…