QUANDARIUS SMITH
v.
STACI WILLIAMS AND ALEXIS AMOY BAILEY

Fla. 5th DCA | 2021-06-04
No. 20-2297
Jerald, R. Gregg, Evander, C.J., Eisnaugle, J., Traver, J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2021)

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Holding

An appellant who fails to provide the trial court transcript cannot challenge the evidentiary support for the trial court's order and must demonstrate fundamental error appearing on the face of the order to prevail on appeal.


Headnotes

[1] An appellant who fails to provide the trial court transcript on appeal cannot challenge the evidentiary support for the trial court's order and must demonstrate fundament…

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“we are precluded from addressing whether the trial court's order was without evidentiary support”

The court explaining why it could not review the merits of the trial court's decision due to the missing transcript.

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Quandarius Smith, the father of a minor child, appealed an order denying his motion for contempt against Staci Williams, the child's temporary custodi…

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Opinion of the Court
Affirmed. Evander

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FIFTH DISTRICT

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

QUANDARIUS SMITH,

Appellant,

v. Case No. 5D20-2297

STACI WILLIAMS AND ALEXIS

AMOY BAILEY,

Appellees.

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Opinion filed June 4, 2021

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County,

R. Gregg Jerald, Judge.

Quandarius Smith, Lawrenceville, pro se.

No Appearance for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The father, Quandarius Smith, appeals an order denying his motion for contempt brought against the minor child’s temporary custodian, Staci Williams, for alleged interference with visitation. Because the father has not

2 provided this Court with the necessary transcript of the proceedings below, we are precluded from addressing whether the trial court’s order was without evidentiary support. See Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979). We must affirm unless the father can demonstrate that “fundamental error appears on the face of the appealed order.” Murphy v. Murphy, 948 So. 2d 864, 865 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007). The father has made no such showing in this case.

AFFIRMED.

EVANDER, C.J., EISNAUGLE and TRAVER, JJ., concur.


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