Case Name: William Rock WRIGHT, Husband, Appellant, v. Jacqueline A. WRIGHT, Wife, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2011-11-07
Citations: 82 So. 3d 1064
Docket Number: No. 1D11-4877
Parties: William Rock WRIGHT, Husband, Appellant, v. Jacqueline A. WRIGHT, Wife, Appellee.
Judges: DAVIS, VAN NORTWICK, and ROWE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 82
Pages: 1064–1064

Head Matter:
William Rock WRIGHT, Husband, Appellant, v. Jacqueline A. WRIGHT, Wife, Appellee.
No. 1D11-4877.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 7, 2011.
Chris E. Cadenhead, Destín, for Appellant.
No appearance for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
A judgment of dissolution of marriage that reserves jurisdiction over integrally related issues, although titled a final judgment, is not a final appealable order. See Hoffman v. O'Connor, 802 So.2d 1197 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). In Hoffman, the Court dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the order appealed retained jurisdiction to determine equitable distribution of the parties' marital assets and liabilities. Id. The pendency of these issues "necessarily renders the order nonfi-nal." Id.; see Canfield v. Cantele, 837 So.2d 371, 375 (Fla.2002) (reaffirming the traditional test for finality requiring that "no further action by the court will be necessary"); Thomas v. Thomas, 902 So.2d 881 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005) (dismissing appeal where "final" order of dissolution reserved jurisdiction to consider reduction in value of asset distribution in equitable distribution). Because this appeal is from an order containing similar reservations of jurisdiction, the appeal is premature. Fla. R.App. P. 9.11(l).
DISMISSED.
DAVIS, VAN NORTWICK, and ROWE, JJ., concur.