FINLEY v. SCOTT

No. 90071.

707 So.2d 1112 (1998)

Geri E. FINLEY, Appellant, v. Dennis SCOTT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane E. Carey and Harry H. Morall, II, of Morall & Carey, Orlando, for Petitioner.

Michael R. Walsh, Orlando, for Respondent.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Barbara A. Ard, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Amicus Curiae the Attorney General of the State of Florida.

Joseph R. Boyd and William H. Branch of Boyd, Lindsey, Williams & Branch, P.A., Tallahassee, Chriss Walker, Department of Revenue, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Tallahassee, for Amicus Curiae Department of Revenue

Raymond A. Alley, Jr., of Raymond A. Alley, P.A., Tampa, for Amicus Curiae Florida Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.


WELLS, Justice.

We have for review Finley v. Scott, 687 So.2d 338 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997), which expressly and directly conflicts with the opinion in Boyt v. Romanow, 664 So.2d 995 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

This is a paternity action brought in the circuit court of Orange County by Finley, the mother of a child born February...

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