[iowamomforfreedom]

Good question - I don't know. I wouldn't think so, but maybe in Florida...

My point was only that the statutes allow for him to decide when there is a dispute. The higher courts apparently don't look to see if his finding of facts are reasonable, so he gets away with it. But I don't pretend to be a lawyer. Reading legalese gives me a headache.

[Theodore R.]

Yes, I don't understand how appeals courts are forbidden to re-examine the evidence from a lower court, but they cannot. All they can do is see if the legal procedures were followed. It makes no sense that an appeal court cannot look at the primary evidence if there were serious violations in findings of fact. That is a terrible flaw in the "justice" system everywhere, not just in FL. Of course, the judges like things to remain that way, for it enhances their power and influence.