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Purvis v. Carver

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jan 30, 1976
326 So. 2d 40 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

Opinion

No. 75-1020.

January 30, 1976.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Orange County, Frederick Pfeiffer, J.

Bill McCabe of Meyers, Mooney Adler, P.A., Orlando, for appellant.

Robert G. Murrell of Sam E. Murrell Sons, Orlando, for appellee.


Appellee sought and obtained modification of visitation privileges with his four year old son whose custody had been awarded to appellant, the child's mother. There was no proof that the increased visitation privileges would be in the best interests of the child's welfare. To the contrary, all of the proof on that issue tended to establish that an increase in appellee's visitation rights would be detrimental to the child's welfare. Recognizing the wide discretion vested in the trial judge in matters of this type, we reluctantly conclude that the order enlarging appellee's visitation rights was an abuse of discretion and is therefore reversed.

Reversed.

OWEN and DOWNEY, JJ., and LEE, J. CAIL, Associate Judge, concur.


Summaries of

Purvis v. Carver

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jan 30, 1976
326 So. 2d 40 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)
Case details for

Purvis v. Carver

Case Details

Full title:CHARLOTTE FAYE PURVIS, APPELLANT, v. LARRY GENE CARVER, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jan 30, 1976

Citations

326 So. 2d 40 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

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