Florida Department of Revenue v. John Garrison Seeley and Sarah Ann Gilbride

This is a petition to review a non-final order rendered by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) requiring the Department of Revenue (DOR) to begin downward modification proceedings with respect to respondent John Garrison Seeley’s child support payments. We have jurisdiction pursuant to § 120.68(1), Florida Statutes, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.030(b)(1)(C) and 9.100(c)(3). Because the ALJ improperly reserved jurisdiction below, we grant the petition.

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Mr. Seeley requested that DOR conduct a review of his child support payments in accordance with § 409.2564(1l)(a), Florida Statutes.…