Strommen v. Strommen

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that father’s failure to file affidavit required by UCCJA was pleading defect that did not deprive court of subject matter jurisdiction over child custody matter
• observing in a custody proceeding that subject matter jurisdiction “cannot be conferred by waiver, acquiescence, or agreement of the parties”
• \A trial court's lack of subject matter jurisdiction makes its judgments void. . . .\
• “[W]hen a court acts without jurisdiction, its action is void and subject to collateral attack.” (quoting Fla. Power & Light Co. v. Canal Auth., 423 So.2d 421, 423 n. 5 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982))
• trial court’s lack of subject matter jurisdiction renders its judgments void
• “[Subject matter jurisdiction] cannot be conferred by waiver, acquiescence, or agreement of the parties. A trial court’s lack of subject matter jurisdiction makes its judgments void, and a void judgment can be attacked at any time, even collaterally.”

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