DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE v. WELLS

No. 2D01-1871.

838 So.2d 683 (2003)

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE o/b/o Denise L. CLARK, Appellant, v. John WELLS, Jr., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Charlie McCoy, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

No appearance for Appellee.


FULMER, Judge.

The Department of Revenue (DOR) appeals the trial court's order declining to hold John Wells, Jr., in contempt for failure to pay child support. DOR argues that the trial court violated Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.491 by rejecting the hearing officer's recommended order in its entirety rather than exercising one of the options set forth in rule 12.491(f). We agree and, therefore, reverse.

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