Legal Opinion

Gray v. Estate of Gray

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 18, 2008No. 5D07-1024PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

AFFIRMED. See Reichert v. Appel, 74 So.2d 674, 675 (Fla.1954) (party is es-topped to question jurisdiction of foreign court to grant dissolution of marriage where the party does some act which in itself recognizes the validity of decree.); see also Lanigan v. Lanigan, 78 So.2d 92, 95-96 (Fla.1955) (party may not stand idly by for lengthy period of time and permit innocent persons to be deceived and misled in reliance upon divorce decree absent convincing explanation for failure to seek to invalidate decree at earlier date).

GRIFFIN, ORFINGER and EVANDER, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lanigan v. LaniganSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
  2. Reichert v. AppelSupreme Court of Florida · 1954

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Nutt v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008