Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
Without an order
I have had a hearing in regard to my divorce, and the present custody and visitation of our two minor children, and when we were running out of time the judge started spuing a ruling until I stood up (I am Pro se)and stated that I want my due process and a chance to defend myself not all evidence had been entered and only one witness was heard. I was shut down in prior hearings like that. Not even a week later my ex's attorney sent me the final order he was submitting to the judge,so I sent in a letter stating a final order was inappropriate because the case has not been fully heard.I have been in contact with the JA who spoke to the judge about his intentions, and yet no answer. The judge to date has not signed it and we were able to get a date on the calendar to continue the July hearing.....So here we are 7 weeks later and no temporary order was drafted, and the prepared order not signed,so my question is.Do we have to follow what the judge said is his ruling before my objection as a temporary in this matter to be followed or does my current final judgement of divorce still stand as the most current order? I have been to afraid to do anything because I didn't know what my legal standing was.I miss my children Please help me
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Without an order
The current order still stands until the judge actually signs a new one. However, if you know what the judge's intentions were, I would not be wise to totally go against them.