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CAUSIN v. LEAL

No. 4D03-3503.

881 So.2d 20 (2004)

Amabile A. CAUSIN, Appellant, v. Sergio Luis LEAL, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen K. Peña, Pembroke Pines, for appellant.

Walter Strauss, Pompano Beach, for appellee.

BERNSTEIN, SCOTT M., Associate Judge.

The mother of a ten-year-old child challenges the trial court's subject matter jurisdiction in this custody dispute and also seeks reversal of an award of custody based on a default. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

Petitioner and Respondent were married in Miami in 1991, had a child in 1994, moved to Brazil in 1996, and separated in Brazil in 1997. They agreed the child would reside...

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