ELLINGTON V. WANG

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NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DISPOSED OF. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA THIRD DISTRICT JULY TERM A.D., 2004 ** MELVIN DONALD ELLINGTON, ** Appellant, ** vs. CASE NO. 3D04-322 ** SHIH-MEI WANG, ** Appellee. LOWER TRIBUNAL NO. 03-133 ** Opinion filed December 8, 2004. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Sandra Taylor, Judge. Mel Donald Ellington, in proper person. Richard J. Fowler, for appellee. Before FLETCHER, RAMIREZ, and SHEPHERD, JJ. PER CURIAM. Appellant, Melvin Donald Ellington, raises numerous issues on appeal. although the We find no merit in any of them except one, that trial court found him to be a fit and proper parent, it failed to award him shared parental responsibility. Appellee argues that this was clearly the intent of the court; however, the final judgment does not expressly do so. We therefore affirm in all respects and remand with directions to amend the final judgment to expressly responsibility to the appellant. 2 award shared parental

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