Raymond Lamar Davis v. State of Florida

How courts have described this case

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• explaining a party forfeits the standing defense if it fails to raise it in the trial court in a motion to dismiss
• explaining the standing defense can be waived if not raised in the trial court
• “The primary consideration in any custody dispute is the best interests and welfare of the child.”
• “The primary consideration in any custody dispute is the best interests and welfare of the child.”
• “The primary consideration in any custody dispute is the best interests and welfare of the child.”
• “[T]he case law unequivocally considers standing to be an affirmative defense, squarely placing the initial burden upon [the opposing party] to raise the issue and deeming the issue waived if not so raised.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).