A. J. S. v. E. E.
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledMarch 11, 2020
Docket2D18-1672
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
A.J.S., )
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Appellant, )
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v. ) Case No. 2D18-1672
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E.D.E., )
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Appellee. )
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Opinion filed March 11, 2020.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk
County; John Radabaugh, Judge.
A.J.S., pro se.
Wendy L. Fisher and J.W. Taylor of Taylor
and Associates, Attorneys at Law, P.L.,
Winter Haven, for Appellee.
SILBERMAN, Judge.
A.J.S. appeals a final judgment of paternity and an income withholding
order for child support regarding M.A.S., the son of A.J.S. and E.D.E. A.J.S. has not
shown reversible error on the record before us regarding child support, the parenting
plan, or the determination of paternity, and we affirm the final judgment and income
withholding order on those issues without further discussion. As to the challenge to
attorney's fees, the final judgment awards entitlement to fees to E.D.E. but reserves
jurisdiction to determine the amount. We do not have jurisdiction to review an order that
determines entitlement to attorney's fees but not the amount. See Wolf v. Wolf, 276 So.
3d 48, 49 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019); Card v. Card, 122 So. 3d 436, 437 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).
Therefore, we dismiss the appeal of the final judgment as a nonfinal, nonappealable
order to the extent it awards entitlement to attorney's fees. See Card, 122 So. 3d at
437.
Affirmed in part and dismissed in part.
VILLANTI and BADALAMENTI, JJ., Concur.
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