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Schwartz v. Schwartz

Schwartz v. Schwartz
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 10, 1996 · Farmer, Polen, Shahood
670 So. 2d 1204; 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 3732; 1996 WL 165410 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Schwartz v. Schwartz

Opinion of the Court

FARMER, Judge.

We agree that the order of contempt was error. A finding of contempt must be based on evidence and not solely on the unsworn statements of counsel. See Petition of Hughes, 318 So.2d 409 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975). We reverse the finding of contempt and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

POLEN and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.

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