Martin F. Tropper, Appellant, v. Lorena Corti, Appellee. (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Martin F. Tropper, Appellant, v. Lorena Corti, Appellee.

No. 3D24-1320

Decided: June 18, 2025

Before LOGUE, C.J., and LOBREE and GOODEN, JJ.

Kevin Coyle Colbert; and Luis E. Reynoso, for appellant. Andres Duran; and Sarah Lahlou-Amine (Washington, DC), for appellee.

Because the trial court's final judgment is based on the extensive fact-findings it made on the record based on credibility determinations derived from live testimony, the final judgment is supported by competent substantial evidence and therefore, we are constrained to affirm. See Keys Country Resort, LLC v. 1733 Overseas Highway, LLC, 324 So. 3d 988, 988 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021) (“[I]t is not our function to conduct a de novo review of the evidence, but simply to determine whether there exists in the record competent substantial evidence to support the judgment of the trial court.”) (quoting Morey v. Everbank, 93 So. 3d 482, 489–90 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012)); GG Inv. Realty, Inc. v. S. Beach Resort Dev., LLC, 337 So. 3d 431, 439 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022) (same).

PER CURIAM.

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