JORGE ROCHE vs CHANTAL ABOUKHODR

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed September 30, 2020. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D19-1014 Lower Tribunal No. 14-29495 ________________ Jorge Roche, Appellant, vs. Chantal Aboukhodr, Appellee. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Reemberto Diaz, Judge. Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., and Scott A. Cole and Alexandra Valdes, for appellant. Morgan & Morgan, P.A., and Joe Harrison Wade, II, (Jacksonville); Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., and Philip M. Burlington and Jeffrey V. Mansell (West Palm Beach), for appellee. Before EMAS, C.J., and LOGUE and GORDO, JJ. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Van v. Schmidt, 122 So. 3d 243, 260 (Fla. 2013) (With respect to the review of a trial court’s order on a motion for new trial based on the manifest weight of the evidence, “it is the trial court’s responsibility—not the district court’s—to weigh the evidence, consider the credibility of the witnesses, and determine whether the jury has reached an unjust decision on the facts.”) (citations and quotations omitted). 2

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