Dustin Bennett and the Estate of Joseph Carlos Arruda v. Natalia Scarpetti, John Aruda and Kelly Held-Arruda

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided August 4, 2026·No. 5D2025-0596·Published

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2025-0596

LT Case Nos. 2023-CA-000839 2023-CP-000160

DUSTIN BENNETT and the ESTATE OF JOSEPH CAROLS ARRUDA,

Appellants,

v.

NATALIA SCARPETTI, JOHN ARRUDA and KELLY HELD- ARRUDA

Appellees.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Citrus County. Caroline Anne Falvey, Judge.

Joseph A. Davidow, of Willis & Davidow, LLC, Naples, for Appellant, Dustin Bennett.

No Appearance for Appellant, Estate of Joseph Carlos Arruda.

Robert Morris and Crystal Eiffert, of Eiffert & Associates, P.A., Orlando, and Chad A. Barr, of Law Office of Chad A. Barr, P.A., Altamonte Springs, for Appellees.

August 4, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

WALLIS, KILBANE, and MACIVER, JJ., concur.

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

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