ZLOTOGURA v. GELLER

No. 95-2170.

681 So.2d 778 (1996)

Phyllis ZLOTOGURA, Appellant, v. Florence GELLER, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Walter Zlotogura, Deceased, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied November 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson & Artigliere and Jon Anderson, Lakeland, for appellant.

Wood & Quintairos, Kutner, Rubinoff & Bush and Susan S. Lerner, Miami, for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, NESBITT and COPE, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

We agree with the trial court that Chapter 92-102, section 2, Laws of Florida, which was the 1992 amendment to section 95.11, Florida Statutes (1991), did not create a new cause of action for child abuse. An amendment extending the time for pursuing a cause of action does not create a new cause of action, and such an amendment cannot revive a time-barred cause of action. Wiley v. Roof, 641 So.2d 66 (Fla.1994)...

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