Legal Opinion

Morgan v. Ande

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 9, 1975No. 74-1052PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

The point on appeal is correctly stated:

Whether the trial court erred in dismissing Petitioner’s Petition for Modification with prejudice on the basis of forum non conveniens where the decree sought to be modified is a Florida divorce decree and the cause of action did not arise in a jurisdiction outside the State of Florida.

The additional necessary facts are these: a dissolution of marriage incorporating a property settlement and child custody agreement was entered in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. The trial court specifically reserved jurisdiction of the cause for the purpose of enforcing…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Adams v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
  2. Haley v. EdwardsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
  3. Ganem v. IssaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Houston v. CaldwellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
  2. Lindsley v. LindsleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977

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