Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2001

Surdo v. Surdo

Surdo v. Surdo
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 19, 2001 · Blue, Davis, Stringer
805 So. 2d 906; 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 14892; 2001 WL 1245238 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Surdo v. Surdo

Opinion of the Court

BLUE, Chief Judge.

The Former Husband appeals the order denying his motion to correct the final judgment of dissolution of marriage; specifically, he challenges the amount of the court-ordered child support. There is very limited record in this appeal; however, it is evident that the final judgment contains a critical error. The child support guidelines worksheet indicated that the Former Husband’s monthly obligation was $1540. The final judgment contained that amount but imposed it as a weekly obligation.

We reverse the order and remand for an evidentiary hearing. On remand, the Former Husband has the burden of proving that the final judgment was incorrect. If this burden is met, the trial court should then set aside the order under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540(a) based on a clerical error.

Reversed and remanded for an eviden-tiary hearing.

STRINGER and DAVIS, JJ., Concur.

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