Connecticut Contempt Order, Capias Entitled to 'Full Faith and Credit' Under Florida Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act

"The orders before us meet the finality requirement under Curcio because they terminated a contempt proceeding by determining the monetary sanction—the bond that was equal to the three months in arrears coupled with the coercive requirement to produce the belated financial records," Judge Andrea Teves Smith wrote on behalf of the unanimous, three-judge panel. "Accordingly, the trial court erred in holding that the Connecticut contempt order and capias were nonfinal and, thus, not entitled to full faith and credit under FEFJA."

November 28, 2022 at 05:54 PM

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Civil Appeals

Allison Dunn

Florida's Second District Court of Appeal recently reversed a trial court's order holding that a Connecticut contempt order and capias were nonfinal, and, thus, not entitled to full faith and credit under Florida's Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.