Legal Opinion
N.W.T. v. L.H.D.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 11, 2007No. Nos. 2D06-5214, 2D06-5425PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
N.W.T. and G.S.T., the maternal grandparents, appeal two orders of the circuit court determining that Florida has jurisdiction over the custody of their grandchild and granting custody of the child to L.H.D., the child’s mother. The grandparents argue that the circuit court did not have subject matter jurisdiction to make an initial custody determination, and we agree.
In July 2004, the grandparents, the mother, and the child — who are all residents of Alabama — came to Florida to stay in the grandparents’ vacation home. In August 2004, the mother returned to Alabama, leaving the child with…
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- Kephart v. HadiSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Munnerlyn v. WingsterDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
- Gonzalez v. GonzalezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
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