Case Name: Albert T. MANTOOTH, Jr., Appellant, v. Barbara Diane RICHARDS a/k/a Barbara Mantooth; William Richards; Nora Richards and William H. Richards, Jr., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-02-28
Citations: 557 So. 2d 646
Docket Number: No. 88-3390
Parties: Albert T. MANTOOTH, Jr., Appellant, v. Barbara Diane RICHARDS a/k/a Barbara Mantooth; William Richards; Nora Richards and William H. Richards, Jr., Appellees.
Judges: WALDEN and WARNER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 557
Pages: 646–646

Head Matter:
Albert T. MANTOOTH, Jr., Appellant, v. Barbara Diane RICHARDS a/k/a Barbara Mantooth; William Richards; Nora Richards and William H. Richards, Jr., Appellees.
No. 88-3390.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Feb. 28, 1990.
Gary S. Israel, Palm Beach, for appellant.
Michael J. Snure and Nancy Ryan of Muller, Kirkconnell, Lindsey & Snure, P.A., Winter Park, for appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the trial court order which dismissed the former husband's amended complaint against the former wife for failure to state a cause of action. The complaint sought money damages in a civil action because of alleged parental kidnapping of the two minor children of the parties by the former wife. It was specifically sought to be brought under authority of sections 772.102(l)(a)(12), 772.103, 772.104 and 787.01, Florida Statutes (1987).
We hold, as did the trial court, that the mentioned statutes concern only criminal violations and do not afford a civil remedy. See McDougald v. Jenson, 786 F.2d 1465 (11th Cir.1986). We note that the plaintiff (appellant) concedes that there is no case-law or statute in Florida which directly provides a civil cause of action for damages for parental kidnapping. Plaintiff has simply failed to demonstrate error on the part of the trial court.
AFFIRMED.
WALDEN and WARNER, JJ., concur.
GLICKSTEIN, J., concurs specially with opinion.