Brown v. Brown

ANSTEAD, Judge.

In a final judgment of dissolution the wife was initially awarded custody of the parties’ minor children. Because the wife refused to comply with a subsequent court order directing her to bring herself and the children from New Jersey to Florida, the court ordered the custody of the children transferred to the husband. No hearing was conducted or findings made as to whether transfer of custody would be in the best interests of the children.

This court has previously recognized that a trial court has broad discretion to effect compliance with its orders. Gordon v. Gordon, 368…