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Letticia LOPEZ, Appellant, v. Pedro FERNANDEZ, Appellee.
Letticia Lopez, the mother, appeals from a final order granting a permanent injunction sought by the father Pedro Fernandez, for protection of their minor child. We have jurisdiction. See Art. V, § 4(b)(1), Fla. Const.; Fla. R. App. P. 9.130(a)(3)(B). We affirm.
No transcripts were provided nor was any statement of the evidence or proceedings prepared pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.200(b)(4), (5). Without an adequate record, we are limited to a review of the order entered by the lower court. See Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979) (“In appellate proceedings the decision of a trial court has the presumption of correctness and the burden is on the appellant to demonstrate error․ Without a record of the trial proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory. Without knowing the factual context, neither can an appellate court reasonably conclude that the trial judge so misconceived the law as to require reversal.”). The trial court's findings were predicated upon the best interests of the child. Finding no legal error apparent on the face of the order, we affirm. See Saenz v. Diaz, ––– So.3d ––––, ––––, 2025 WL 1749875, at *2, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D1379, D1380 (Fla. 3d DCA June 25, 2025); Sheikh v. Mughal-Sheikh, 114 So. 3d 212, 213 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012).
Affirmed.
PER CURIAM.
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Docket No: No. 3D25-486
Decided: July 23, 2025
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
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