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Diana Blakeslee, Appellant, v. Quermin Madrigal, Appellee.
Appellant Diana Blakeslee challenges the trial court's order granting Appellee Quermin Madrigal's request to relocate the minor child from Tavernier, Florida, to Cape Coral, Florida. The trial court found that relocation was in the best interests of the child. In doing so, it made numerous findings of fact which tracked the relocation statute, including credibility findings of the parties. § 61.13001(7)(a)–(k), Fla. Stat. (2024). We affirm the order in all respects. See Ness v. Martinez, 249 So. 3d 754, 757 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (“An order on a petition for relocation is reviewed for an abuse of discretion, and the appellate court considers whether competent, substantial evidence supports the court's findings under section 61.13001(7), Florida Statutes.”); Greenwood v. Greenwood, No. 3D24-1585, 2025 WL 2656234, at *1 (Fla. 3d DCA Sept. 17, 2025) (“But the trial court simply did not abuse its discretion. Instead, it properly exercised that discretion. Its findings were supported by competent, substantial evidence. This evidence was ‘reasonable and logical.’ To hold otherwise would require us to reweigh evidence and substitute our judgment and findings for those of the trial court. This we cannot do.”) (internal citations omitted).
Affirmed.
PER CURIAM.
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Docket No: No. 3D24-2301
Decided: December 03, 2025
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
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