Amanda Jean Wilkinson v. James M. Bell
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledApril 14, 2021
Docket2D20-0887
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING
MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
OF FLORIDA
SECOND DISTRICT
AMANDA JEAN WILKINSON, )
)
Appellant, )
v. ) Case No. 2D20-887
)
JAMES M. BELL, )
)
Appellee. )
)
Opinion filed April 14, 2021.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee
County; John S. Carlin, Judge.
Stacy L. Haverfield of Stacy L. Haverfield,
P.A., Cape Coral, for Appellant.
Kayla Richmond of Henderson, Franklin,
Starnes and Holt, P.A., Fort Meyers
(withdrew after briefing), for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
Amanda Jean Wilkinson (the Mother) appeals the circuit court's "Order on
Father's Urgent Motion for Contempt and Enforcement," which, she argues, improperly
found her in contempt of court. We do not construe the order before us as an order of
contempt;1 from our view of the order and the record, it appears to be an order that
simply granted James M. Bell's (the Father) request for enforcement regarding one
discrete dispute concerning exchanges of the minor child under the parties' operative
parenting plan. As an enforcement order we find no justification for reversal and affirm
the order below in all respects.
Affirmed.
NORTHCUTT, SILBERMAN, and LUCAS, JJ., Concur.
1Notably, the order did not actually state that the Mother was in contempt
of court; it did not reference what prior rule or order the Mother had violated; and it did
not include any findings that the Mother had the present ability to comply with the court's
ruling or order and willfully failed to do so. See Williams v. Samuels, 46 Fla. L. Weekly
D403b, D403 (Fla. 2d DCA Feb. 19, 2021) (citing Trisotto v. Trisotto, 966 So. 2d 986,
988 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007)).