Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Child Support
As we have seen in many types of Florida family law cases, the lack of a transcript on appeal can be fatal what may be an otherwise valid claim. This was an issue in the child support case Jackson v. Lawrence, 3D25-0342 (Fla. 3d DCA September 17, 2025).
The father in this case moved to modify his child support obligation to decrease it. The general magistrate held a hearing and denied his petition. The father appealed. The appellate court affirmed, holding “But we do not have a transcript of those proceedings. To that end, we are compelled to affirm. See Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979) (‘Without a record of the trial proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court’s judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory. Without knowing the factual context, neither can an appellate court reasonably conclude that the trial judge so misconceived the law as to require reversal.’) [. . .].”
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