Case Name: Lief GORDIN, Appellant, v. GORDIN INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-09-09
Citations: 605 So. 2d 154
Docket Number: No. 92-1322
Parties: Lief GORDIN, Appellant, v. GORDIN INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., Appellees.
Judges: ANSTEAD,' LETTS and STONE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 605
Pages: 154–155

Head Matter:
Lief GORDIN, Appellant, v. GORDIN INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., Appellees.
No. 92-1322.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Sept. 9, 1992.
Usher Bryn, Aventura, for appellant.
No appearance for appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The husband appeals from an order confirming a general master's report. There was no written record or recording of the master's hearing as required by 1.490(f), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. Although the general master did make some sketchy, handwritten notations of the proceeding, these were patently insufficient to constitute a record of the evidence. Nevertheless, the trial court accepted the master's report, noting some uneasiness over the master's failure to maintain a record. We reverse.
A master must file a written record of the evidence along with the report. E.g., Berk v. Berk, 423 So.2d 1018 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982); Rule 1.490(f), Fla.R.Civ.P. The master is responsible for ensuring that a written record is produced. Petrakis v. Petrakis, 597 So.2d 856 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992). This requirement is not discretionary. Berk.
ANSTEAD,' LETTS and STONE, JJ., concur.