Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Follow up question:

first answer from you was in part:

So, you were wrong about your case being dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, but you were right about your case being transferred for improper venue.

Jurisdiction is proper: 1)The court has the power to hear child support cases according to Florida Statutes and 2) the court has power over you because you live in Florida.

Venue was improper, but now it is proper because the case is now in Osceola County.

Question:

if venue was improper to start, and I objected to it from the onset of the case both in motion and verbally at the first hearing, and the court denied my objections then entered an order then turned around on its own motion and transferred the case to the right county wouldn�t that make their orders VOID because it was in the wrong venue when they made the order and they knew it. ?

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Asked on 9/30/09, 11:03 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

Court orders made by a court without jurisdiction are void, but court orders made by a court with improper venue are valid. The reason is that, even though the case was in the wrong courthouse, the judge still had the power and authority to do what he or she did. Sometimes, the new judge in the new venue will undo what the old judge did, though.

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Answered on 10/01/09, 12:46 pm


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