9 Florida opinions name it 1 courts 1959–2025 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Maraj v. Marajgreen2 sentences2025See Maraj v. Maraj, 642 So. 2d 1103, 1104 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994) (“There remains a degree of trial court discretion in applying comity principles where supported . . . by the record.”). 2025See Maraj v. Maraj, 642 So. 2d 1103, 1104 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994) (“There remains a degree of trial court discretion in applying comity principles where supported . . . by the record.”). | 2 | 2 |
Jeep Corp. v. Sandersgreen1 sentence2010Jeep Corp. v. Sanders, 546 So.2d 1098, 1099 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989) (reversing, on comity grounds, trial court’s order directing American Motors Corporation to allow ex-employee to testify for plaintiffs in suit against Jeep despite Ohio injunction precluding ex-employee from testifying). | 1 | 1 |
Vincent v. General Motors Acceptance Corporationgreen1 sentence1965See Vincent v. General Motors A. Corp., [Fla., 75 So.2d 778 ] supra. The summary judgment for defendant is reversed. | 1 | 1 |
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Nahar v. Nahar
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2 sentences2010The Doctrine of Comity In support of the argument that the Venezuelan judgment and its effect should govern the estate pursuant to the doctrine of comity, the children’s attorney cites Nahar v. Nahar, 656 So.2d 225 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995), for two principles: (1) “[ajdministration of an estate is governed by the law of the decedent’s domicile”; and (2) “[wjhere a party has had notice and opportunity to be heard and the foreign court has satisfied Florida’s jurisdictional and due process requirements[,] their orders will be entitled to comity.” Id. at 229-30 . 2010The Doctrine of Comity In support of the argument that the Venezuelan judgment and its effect should govern the estate pursuant to the doctrine of comity, the children’s attorney cites Nahar v. Nahar, 656 So.2d 225 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995), for two principles: (1) “[ajdministration of an estate is governed by the law of the decedent’s domicile”; and (2) “[wjhere a party has had notice and opportunity to be heard and the foreign court has satisfied Florida’s jurisdictional and due process requirements[,] their orders will be entitled to comity.” Id. at 229-30 . | 1 | 2010–2010 |
Crane v. Hayes
green
1 sentence1974Crane v. Hayes, Fla.1971, 253 So.2d 435 ; State ex rel. | 1 | 1974–1974 |
Fox v. Fox
green
1 sentence1970They are: (1) the length of time which has elapsed since the decree; (2) whether the custody issue was actively litigated by the same parties now before the court; and (3) whether there has been a change in any material circumstances affecting the fitness of the parties relevant to the custody of the child.” Similarly, in Fox v. Fox, 179 So.2d 103 (Fla.App.1965), a habeas corpus proceeding was instituted in a Florida court by a father to obtain the custody of his minor children, who were brought to Florida by the mother in violation of a divorce decree and order of an Indiana court, which had | 1 | 1970–1970 |
Rhoades v. Bohn
green
2 sentences1961In Rhoades v. Bohn, supra [ 114 So.2d 493 ] this court, speaking through Wigginton, J., held that the latest decree of a foreign jurisdiction touching upon the custody of a minor is subject to modification at any time as the minor's welfare may require, and that for that reason foreign decrees "affecting the custody of minors are not entitled to recognition under the full faith and credit clause" of the Federal Constitution. 1961In Rhoades v. Bohn, supra [ 114 So.2d 493 ] this court, speaking through Wigginton, J., held that the latest decree of a foreign jurisdiction touching upon the custody of a minor is subject to modification at any time as the minor's welfare may require, and that for that reason foreign decrees "affecting the custody of minors are not entitled to recognition under the full faith and credit clause" of the Federal Constitution. | 1 | 1961–1961 |
In Re Petition for Adoption of an Infant by Vermeulen
green
1 sentence1959Carrier v. Vermeulen, supra. The record reveals that the Texas decree held the mother to be a suitable person to have custody of her daughter and that since the entry of the decree conditions have arisen which have placed the mother in a better position to care for the child. | 1 | 1959–1959 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.