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Brown v. Brown

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jun 16, 2006
931 So. 2d 251 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

Opinion

No. 1D06-1317.

June 16, 2006.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Gilchrist County, Maurice V. Giunta, J.

Brian C. Toundas of Brian C. Toundas, P.A., Gainesville, for Appellant.

No appearance for Appellee.


A final judgment of dissolution of marriage was rendered by the Circuit Court for Gilchrist County and appealed to this court in case number 1D06-0400. After the notice of appeal was filed the trial court entered an amended final judgment, purportedly under authority of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540(b), and former wife appeals. The first appeal divested the circuit court of jurisdiction to modify or amend the judgment on appeal. Palma Sola Harbour Condo., Inc. v. Huber, 374 So.2d 1135 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979); Flemenbaum v. Flemenbaum, 636 So.2d 579, 581 n. 1 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994). We therefore sua sponte quash the amended judgment as having been entered in the absence of jurisdiction and dismiss this appeal as moot.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

BARFIELD, DAVIS, and PADOVANO, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Brown v. Brown

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jun 16, 2006
931 So. 2d 251 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)
Case details for

Brown v. Brown

Case Details

Full title:William Cecil BROWN, Appellant, v. Nelda Jane BROWN, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Jun 16, 2006

Citations

931 So. 2d 251 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

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