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ELIZUNDIA v. ELIZUNDIA

Nos. 3D02-389, 3D02-571.

820 So.2d 966 (2002)

Monica V. Cabrero De ELIZUNDIA, Appellant, v. Oscar ELIZUNDIA, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Reconsideration and Rehearing Denied July 19, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kohlman Hamlin and Robert F. Kohlman, Miami, for appellant.

Maurice Jay Kutner, Miami, and Kathryn DeVane Hamilton, for appellee.

Before LEVY, GERSTEN and GODERICH, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Monica V. Cabrero de Elizundia appeals from two orders denying her motions to dismiss a petition for child custody filed by Oscar Elizundia. For the following reasons, we reverse.

At the time Mr. Elizundia's petition was filed, a proceeding concerning the custody of the children was already pending in Mexico. "When the courts of more than one state have jurisdiction, priority in time of filing ordinarily controls which state shall proceed with...

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