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Gaynor v. Gaynor

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec 29, 2017
232 So. 3d 525 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

Opinion

CASE NO. 1D17–1426

12-29-2017

Terry GAYNOR, Appellant, v. Meco GAYNOR inod & obo Octavius B. Thornton, Appellee.

Terry Gaynor, pro se, Appellant. No appearance for Appellee.


Terry Gaynor, pro se, Appellant.

No appearance for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant challenges an order summarily denying his motion to dissolve a domestic violence injunction. In his motion, he alleged that the injunction had served its purpose and was no longer necessary because he had not had any contact with the other party for the past 8 years, and he did not have any reason to be in contact with her in the future. He further alleged he had a change in circumstances because he was currently imprisoned, and the injunction prevented him from participating in re-entry and work release programs. His motion was legally sufficient, and thus the court's summary denial without affording appellant a meaningful opportunity to be heard violated due process requirements. See Kugler v. Joosten, 58 So.3d 323 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011) ; Colarusso v. Lupetin, 28 So.3d 238, 239 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010). Thus, we REVERSE and REMAND for further proceedings.

B.L. THOMAS, C.J., and WOLF and RAY, JJ., CONCUR.


Summaries of

Gaynor v. Gaynor

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec 29, 2017
232 So. 3d 525 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)
Case details for

Gaynor v. Gaynor

Case Details

Full title:Terry GAYNOR, Appellant, v. Meco GAYNOR inod & obo Octavius B. Thornton…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Date published: Dec 29, 2017

Citations

232 So. 3d 525 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)