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MERRITT v. MERRITT

No. 78-2103.

369 So.2d 1005 (1979)

Roswell C. MERRITT, Appellant, v. Lillian E. MERRITT, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 18, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger C. Benson of Benson & Dillon, St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Philip R. Lazzara of Gibbons, Tucker, McEwen, Smith, Cofer & Taub, P.A., Tampa, for appellee.

RYDER, Judge.

Roswell Merritt appeals the dismissal of his petition for dissolution of marriage alleging that he met the statutory jurisdictional requirements at the time of the filing of his petition and need not show subsequent continuing Florida domicile. We agree and reverse.

Appellant resided in Florida for one year before filing his petition and provided the requisite proof of residency. Nearly a year after filing the petition, but before the final hearing...

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