ENRIQUEZ v. VELAZQUEZ

Case No. 5D21-1542.

350 So.3d 147 (2022)

James ENRIQUEZ, Appellant, v. Ashley VELAZQUEZ, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed November 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Palmer , Erin Pogue Newell , and Shannon McLin , of Florida Appeals, Orlando, for Appellant.

Chad A. Barr , of Chad Barr Law, Altamonte Springs , and Jamie Billotte Moses , of Holland & Knight LLP, Orlando, for Appellee.

Matthew E. Thatcher , of The Solomon Law Group, P.A., Tampa, Jennifer A. Patti , of Brodie & Friedman, P.A., Boca Raton , Christie Lou Mitchell , of The CLM Law Firm, Orlando, Jennifer L. Kipke , of Hesser & Kipke, Gainesville, Reuben A. Doupe , and Sarah M. Oquendo , of Coleman, Hazzard, Taylor, Klaus, Doupe & Diaz, Naples, and Raymond S. Grimm , of Raymond S. Grimm, Esq, P.A., North Port, Amicus Curiae for Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, on behalf of Appellant.


The parties, James Enriquez and Ashley Velazquez ("Mother"), both unmarried, decided to have a child together. Though close friends, they were never in a romantic relationship with each other. Instead, they successfully conceived a child using an at-home artificial insemination process. The child is now seven years old.

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