Brandon-Thomas v. Brandon-Thomas Explained — Family Law

District Court of Appeal of Florida • Decided 2015-04-24 • 163 So. 3d 644; 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 6051; 2015 WL 1874457

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Case Summary

CASANUEVA, Judge, Concurring. I fully concur with the majority opinion and write to address two points. First, I believe that Florida would also be required to dissolve the parties’ marriage under an access to the courts analysis. Second, not only has there been no legitimate purpose provided that would permit Florida not to give full faith and credit to the marriage, because this case involves a minor child

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