Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1999

Manney v. Manney

Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided July 21, 1999 · Gross, Gunther, Hazouri

736 So. 2d 811; 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 9834; 1999 WL 512148 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We affirm all aspects of the final judgment of July 30,1998, except paragraphs 3 and 6, pertaining to custody and visitation of the minor child. Child custody should be decided based on the best interests of the child, not on the default of one of the parties. See Barnett v. Barnett, 718 So.2d 302 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998). We remand for the trial court to set another final hearing to address all aspects of the custody of the child, including child support.

GUNTHER, GROSS and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.

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