Legal Opinion
Florida Department of Revenue ex rel. Godoy v. Castro
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 13, 2001No. 3D00-2069PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Florida Department of Revenue (DOR), petitioner below, appeals the dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of its complaint against appellee Victor E. Castro. We reverse because Castro waived his right to challenge the timeliness of service when he filed a motion to compel blood tests.
On December 6, 1994, DOR filed a complaint against Castro in order to establish paternity and an award of child support. He was subsequently served by substitute service, at' the home of his son-in-law, on September 30,1999. Castro filed a motion to extend the time to respond on October 19, 1999, stating, among other…
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