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ROWLS v. ROWLS

No. AZ-181.

465 So.2d 632 (1985)

Roy ROWLS, Appellant, v. Marie A. ROWLS, Valerie Y. Andrews, and the State of Florida, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 21, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armando Garcia, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Joseph R. Boyd and Susan S. Thompson of Boyd, Thompson & Williams, Tallahassee; Chriss Walker, Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee, for appellees.

ERVIN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from two final orders of commitment for failure to comply with contempt orders. We reverse the orders, concluding that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to enter them.

In 1984, appellees Marie Rowls and Valerie Andrews each sought an order adjudging appellant in contempt of court for failure to pay child support. A joint hearing was held before Gadsden County Judge Richard L. Hood, rather than before a circuit court...

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