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Romano v. Russo

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 22, 1993
620 So. 2d 795 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

Opinion

No. 93-123.

June 22, 1993.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Monroe County, Richard J. Fowler, J.

Edward C. Vining, Jr., Miami, for appellant.

David L. Manz, Marathon, for appellee.

Before BASKIN, COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.


Ralph Romano appeals an adjudication for indirect criminal contempt. It appears uncontroverted that the order signed by the trial court materially differed from the court's oral ruling at the hearing on November 20, 1992; that the appellant father did not receive actual notice of the new ruling until presented with the written order on November 27, 1992; that at that time he was unable to comply with the written visitation order as to the daughter; and that he did comply with the court's oral and written visitation orders as to the son. We conclude that the record does not support a determination, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the father wilfully disobeyed the court's order. See Hunnefeld v. Futch, 557 So.2d 916, 917 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990); Scrimshaw v. State, 592 So.2d 753 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992); Barnes v. State, 588 So.2d 1076 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991).

Reversed.


Summaries of

Romano v. Russo

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 22, 1993
620 So. 2d 795 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)
Case details for

Romano v. Russo

Case Details

Full title:RALPH ROMANO, APPELLANT, v. CONCETTA RUSSO, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jun 22, 1993

Citations

620 So. 2d 795 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

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