BILLIE v. STIER

No. 3D13-3180.

141 So.3d 584 (2014)

Layla BILLIE, Petitioner, v. Kevin STIER, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied July 22, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Brady, Jr. , and Jay M. Levy , Miami, for petitioner.

Paul Morris ; Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder & Carson and Elisa T. Terraferma , Miami, for petitioner.

Before SUAREZ, EMAS, and LOGUE, JJ.


SUAREZ, J.

This Petition for a Writ of Prohibition evolves out of a custody dispute between the mother, who is a member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, and the father, who is not a member of the tribe of Native American heritage. The issue is whether the Miccosukee Tribal Court or the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit has the jurisdiction to decide the custody dispute. The mother petitions for a writ prohibiting the Circuit Court from exercising jurisdiction...

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