TONGIE A. GRANT, v. MARVIN G. KAYMORE

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA TONGE A. GRANT, Appellant, v. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED CASE NO. 1D12-5170 MARVIN G. KAYMORE, Appellee. _____________________________/ Opinion filed December 17, 2013. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County. Mary Day Coker, Judge. Justin D. Jacobson and Gina Elaine D'Amico of Richard M. Knellinger, P.A., Gainesville, for Appellant. No appearance, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. In this family law case, we hold that trial court applied the wrong law in denying, as procedurally barred, Appellant s motion for attorney s fees. See In re Amendments to Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, 101 So. 3d 360, 360-61 (Fla. 2012) ( Finally, the Committee has pointed out that proposals for settlement are not used and are not appropriate in family law matters; accordingly, new rule 12.442 (Proposals for Settlement) is adopted, specifically stating that [rule 1.442] does not apply in family law cases. ); Fla. Fam. L.R.P. 12.442 ( Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442 shall not apply in proceedings governed by these rules. ). The case is remanded to the trial court to address the motion on the merits. REVERSED and REMANDED. THOMAS, RAY, and MAKAR, JJ., CONCUR. 2

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