Loffler v. Loffler

Appellant, Peter Loffler, has raised four issues in his appeal from a final judgment of dissolution of marriage. We affirm on all points.

Franklin County Judge Van Russell was acting as a de facto circuit court judge in Leon County and his actions were therefore valid. A timely objection to a de facto judge’s authority is necessary to void his or her acts. Appellant, having failed to object to Judge Russell’s authority, has waived any such objection for appellate purposes. See Stein v. Foster, 557 So.2d 861 (Fla.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 847, 111 S.Ct. 134, 112 L.Ed.2d 101 (1990); Card v.…