Baron v. Baron
Former Wife appealed a dissolution final judgment, arguing the trial court denied her due process by setting the trial for one day instead of the five days she requested. The Fourth District affirmed, holding that trial courts have broad discretion to impose reasonable, announced time limits and that a full and fair hearing does not entitle a party to unlimited time, particularly where the record shows no witness or evidence was actually excluded due to the limit.
Key facts
- Former Wife appealed a dissolution final judgment challenging the trial court's decision to schedule trial for one day instead of the five days she requested.
- The trial court announced the one-day time limit in advance and both parties presented their cases within that timeframe in a relatively non-complex dissolution matter.
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Why it matters
The opinion gathers and synthesizes Florida authority on trial-time limits into a usable framework, emphasizing that courts protect due process 'at the front end' by announcing reasonable, equitable time allocations in… — full analysis with a trial
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