Lee Kerzner v. Veronica Welch O/B/O A.R.K.

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: August 6, 2025
• Docket: 3D2024-1134
• Status: Published

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed August 6, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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Nos. 3D24-1134, 3D24-1135, 3D24-1136 Lower Tribunal Nos. 24-3440-FC-04, 24-3439-FC-04, 24-3212-FC-04 ________________

Lee Kerzner, Appellant,

vs.

Veronica Welch, et al., Appellee.

Appeals from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County,Marcia Del Rey, Judge.

Louis C. Arslanian (Hollywood), for appellant.

Clayton R. Kaeiser, P.A., and Clayton R. Kaeiser, for appellee.

Before LINDSEY, LOBREE and GOODEN, JJ.

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Simonik v. Patterson, 752 So. 2d 692, 692–93 (Fla. 3d

DCA 2000) (“The trial court has broad discretion in granting, denying,

dissolving, or modifying injunctions, and, unless a clear abuse of discretion

is demonstrated, appellate courts will not disturb the trial court’s decision.“);

Carricarte v. Carricarte, 961 So. 2d 1019, 1020 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007) (“This is

particularly true where the order relies on live testimony or other evidence

that the trial court is singularly well-suited to evaluate.”) (quoting Smith v.

Coalition to Reduce Class Size, 827 So. 2d 959, 961 (Fla. 2002)); Jeffries v.

Jeffries, 133 So. 3d 1243, 1244 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) (“It was the responsibility

of the trial court to determine the credibility of the witnesses and to resolve

the conflicts in the evidence.”).