LISA WILSON
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 5th DCA | 2021-10-05
No. 20-1956
Gaustad, J., Lambert, C.J., Eisnaugle, J., Traver, J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2021)

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Holding

An appellate court will not make arguments for an appellant or rebrief an appeal when the appellant fails to present necessary arguments to vacate a final judgment.


Headnotes

[1] An appellate court will not supply arguments or rebrief an appeal on behalf of an appellant who fails to present adequate arguments to support reversal of a final judgmen…

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Key Quotes

“it is not the function of the [appellate] Court to rebrief an appeal”

Polyglycoat Corp. v. Hirsch Distribs., Inc., 442 So. 2d 958, 960 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983)

Facts & Procedural History

Lisa Wilson appealed a circuit court judgment in a case involving the Department of Children and Families. The appeal involved a child custody or depe…

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Opinion of the Court
Lambert

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

LISA WILSON,

Appellant,

v. Case No. 5D20-1956 LT Case No. 2019-CJCI-30858 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed October 5, 2021 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Linda L. Gaustad, Judge. Lisa Wilson, Crestview, pro se. Ward L. Metzger, of Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Williams v. Skylink Jets, Inc., 229 So. 3d 1275, 1278 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017) (recognizing that when the appellant does not make the necessary arguments to vacate a final judgment, the appellate court will not make the arguments for the appellant); Polyglycoat Corp. v. Hirsch Distribs., 2 Inc., 442 So. 2d 958, 960 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983) (“[I]t is not the function of the [appellate] Court to rebrief an appeal.”). LAMBERT, C.J., EISNAUGLE and TRAVER, JJ., concur.


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