Nicoll v. Baker

BLUE, Judge.

Frank S. Nicoll, Jr., petitions for a writ of prohibition seeking to prohibit the circuit court from exercising subject matter jurisdiction. Nicoll contends that a new definition in chapter 88, Florida Statutes (1993), the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA), has limited jurisdiction under URESA to child support and thus provides no jurisdiction for enforcement of only alimony. We agree and grant the petition but certify to the Florida Supreme Court a question of great public importance.

The Nicolls were divorced in Maryland in 1965. In 1994, Nicoll’s…