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Shirley v. Shirley

693 So. 2d 699, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 5408, 1997 WL 256475
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedMay 15, 1997
DocketNo. 97-1587
StatusPublished

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Shirley v. Shirley, 693 So. 2d 699, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 5408, 1997 WL 256475 (Fla. Ct. App. 1997).

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

We grant the petition for writ of habeas corpus. The circuit court failed to follow the procedural requirements set out in Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.840 for indirect criminal contempt, or the procedural requirements for civil contempt found in Bowen v. Bowen, 471 So.2d 1274 (Fla.1985); Stephenson v. Harden, 682 So.2d 1198 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); and In re Getty, 427 So.2d 380, 382 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983). We quash the contempt order without prejudice to the circuit court renewing the contempt proceedings, following the appropriate procedures.

PETITION GRANTED.

POLEN, STEVENSON and GROSS, JJ., concur.

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Related

Bowen v. Bowen
471 So. 2d 1274 (Supreme Court of Florida, 1985)
In Re Getty
427 So. 2d 380 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 1983)
Stephenson v. Harden
682 So. 2d 1198 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 1996)

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