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· 6/7/1961

Manka v. Cochran

Citations

  • 130 So. 2d 881
  • 1961 Fla. LEXIS 2188

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the trial court is required to provide reasons for its decision prior to appeal
  • holding that trial court abused its discretion in denying mother’s custody petition seeking permission to travel with her daughter based on the court’s own internet research conducted subsequent to the custody hearing
  • holding that the trial court abused its discretion in denying mother’s custody petition seeking permission to travel with her daughter based on the court’s own internet research conducted subsequent to the custody hearing
  • reiterating that a trial court may not consider evidence outside the record in making its decision
  • reiterating that a trial court may not consider evidence outside of the record in making its decision
  • holding the trial court erred in denying Mother’s contested petition to travel to Ecuador based, in part, on the court’s independent research on Ecuador’s history of noncompliance with the Hague Convention.

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Judges: Connell, Hob, Son, Terrell, Thomas, Thornal

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