Case Name: Cecilia T. VERGARA, Appellant, v. Hernando VERGARA, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-05-26
Citations: 507 So. 2d 771
Docket Number: No. 86-1087
Parties: Cecilia T. VERGARA, Appellant, v. Hernando VERGARA, Appellee.
Judges: Before HUBBART, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 507
Pages: 771–771

Head Matter:
Cecilia T. VERGARA, Appellant, v. Hernando VERGARA, Appellee.
No. 86-1087.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
May 26, 1987.
Law Offices of Rodriguez-Chomat, Fernandez & Associates, P.A., and Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat, Miami, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.
Before HUBBART, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Contrary to the trial court's conclusion that a spouse who is a foreign national cannot establish the requisite residency for the purpose of dissolution of marriage, this court in Nicolas v. Nicolas, 444 So.2d 1118 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984), held that a spouse can do so. We reverse the trial court's order dismissing the petition for dissolution on the authority of Nicolas and remand for further proceedings.
Reversed and remanded.