HAYES
v.
HAYES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-10-28
No. 2026-0358
Harris, J., Osterhaus, C.J., Rowe, J., Kelsey, J.
2026 FL 14377 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

An appeal is dismissed as moot when the controversy has been so fully resolved that a judicial determination can have no actual effect.


Key Quotes

“An issue is moot when the controversy has been so fully resolved that a judicial determination can have no actual effect.”

The court cited Godwin v. State, 593 So. 2d 211, 212 (Fla. 1992) in support of the mootness dismissal.

Facts & Procedural History

Michael Jason Hayes appealed a decision from the Circuit Court for Escambia County in a case against Jessica Ashley Hayes.…

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Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

MICHAEL JASON HAYES, Appellant,

V.

JESSICA ASHLEY HAYES, Appellee.

No. 1D2026-0358

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Randall Todd Harris, Judge.

October 28, 2026

PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED as moot. See Godwin v. State, 593 So. 2d 211, 212 (Fla. 1992) (“An issue is moot when the controversy has been so fully resolved that a judicial determination can have no actual effect.”).

OSTERHAUS, C.J., and ROWE and KELSEY, JJ., concur.


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